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Orange Assassin Bug - Pselliopus barberi
Copyright © 2006 Matthew Roth

Orange Assassin Bug - Pselliopus barberi
Lake Grubb Park, Mountville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
March 13, 2006
Size: 11mm w/o antennae
A specimen from my collection. Possibly species P. cinctus, because it looks like it's the only species in this genus that ranges in the eastern US. Can anyone confirm? Thanks!
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Contributed by Matthew Roth on 30 March, 2006 - 7:28am
Last updated 11 April, 2006 - 8:24am

found one of these on my wind
found one of these on my window in maryland! so yea they are east coast
… gaygremlin, 14 October, 2021 - 3:20pm login or register to post comments

Thanks!
Thanks to both of you. I'll create a new guide page soon.
… Matthew Roth, 30 March, 2006 - 4:59pm login or register to post comments

Pselliopus
Patrick on his guide page says:

In the southeastern United States, there are two widespread species: P. cinctus and P. barberi. A photo I've seen identified as P. barberi is very orange, without much marking on the scutellum. Others from the same area are very brown, with some markings on the scutellum. It is possible the orange individuals are P. barberi and the more brown ones are P. cinctus. This needs investigation.

A photo of P. barberi is here (takes a while to download):

http://entweb.clemson.edu/cuentres/eiis/pdfs/mv10.pdf



--Stephen

Stephen Cresswell
Buckhannon, WV
www.stephencresswell.com
… Stephen_WV, 30 March, 2006 - 10:20am login or register to post comments

 
I found one of these bugs in
I found one of these bugs in my home today...I live in East Tennessee and neither myself or my mother have seen one before...
… jesslauren.nix, 29 May, 2012 - 12:59pm login or register to post comments

 
P. barberi.
I'd agree that this is probably P. barberi. Nice image.
… Eric R. Eaton, 30 March, 2006 - 1:00pm login or register to post comments

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