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Gelastocoris species - Gelastocoris
Copyright © 2006 Richard C. Hoyer

Gelastocoris species - Gelastocoris
Cienega Creek, Pima County, Arizona, USA
July 3, 2006
Size: 5-8 mm
I'd never even heard of toad bugs until Eric Eaton pointed this one out to me. Any way to tell which Gelastocoris it is? The rounded vs. sharp angles to the pronotum don't seem to jive with the photos in the guide. Some labeled G.oculatus seem to have pretty rounded angles, and my bug looks a lot like those.

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Contributed by Richard C. Hoyer on 15 July, 2006 - 6:34pm
Last updated 29 July, 2006 - 8:39am

I don't know the answer to that
but I'm moving this to the genus level to await an expert opinion.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 29 July, 2006 - 8:40am login or register to post comments

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