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??assassin bug - Euthochtha galeator
Copyright © 2006 jim urbach

??assassin bug - Euthochtha galeator
Sanford, Seminole County, Florida, USA
August 9, 2006
Size: about 18mm

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??assassin bug - Euthochtha galeator ??assassin bug - Euthochtha galeator
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Contributed by jim urbach on 11 August, 2006 - 8:37pm
Last updated 4 May, 2007 - 5:29am

Moved
Moved from Euthochtha. Single species in N-America. For genus ID I trust Eric.
… Boris Büche, 4 May, 2007 - 5:29am login or register to post comments

More likely a Coreid bug, I think.
Assassins have a constricted "neck." It's hard to make out the back legs, but even if they have no leaf-like projections this could be one of the coreid genera (such as Anasa) that lack them.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 12 August, 2006 - 7:48am login or register to post comments

 
I've added image. There are
I've added image. There are no leaflike legs
… jim urbach, 12 August, 2006 - 9:50am login or register to post comments

 
Not all coreids have flanges.
Not all the coreids have flange-like expansions of the legs, and this is one of them, in the genus Euthochtha, maybe E. galeator.
… Eric R. Eaton, 14 August, 2006 - 6:33pm login or register to post comments

 
That's what I thought also af
That's what I thought also after viewing a number of images. Thanks for all the help on this website.
… jim urbach, 14 August, 2006 - 8:52pm login or register to post comments

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