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Homopteran? - Elasmucha lateralis
Copyright © 2005 Ed Corey

Homopteran? - Elasmucha lateralis
South Mountains State Park, Burke County, North Carolina, USA
June 3, 2005
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Contributed by Ed Corey on 16 June, 2006 - 1:18pm
Last updated 27 April, 2007 - 10:32am

Moved
Moved from Shield Bugs.
… Boris Büche, 27 April, 2007 - 10:32am login or register to post comments

Elasmucha lateralis?
It looks like a dark specimen of this species. Only 2 species of Acanthosomatidae are known from the state, according to NCSU's entomology page:
Elasmucha lateralis
Elasmostethus cruciatus

Since it is not Elasmostethus, I would consider it Elasmucha.
… Ed Corey, 15 March, 2007 - 4:59pm login or register to post comments

Acanthosomatidae.
This is one of the 'shield bugs' in the family Acanthosomatidae. The order is Hemiptera, which now includes the old "Homoptera."
… Eric R. Eaton, 21 June, 2006 - 3:33pm login or register to post comments

 
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