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Triatoma rubida
Photo#77765
Copyright © 2006
Jim McClarin
Dark assassin -
Triatoma rubida
Organ Mountains Foothills, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
August 6, 2006
Size: about 13 mm
Came to
UV lights
on greasewood/mesquite/cactus incline below
jagged spires of the Organ Mountains
. I saw a number of these dark assassin bugs by day as well in this locale.
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Contributed by
Jim McClarin
on 17 September, 2006 - 6:15pm
Last updated 25 June, 2007 - 11:17am
Moved
Moved from
Bloodsucking Conenoses
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George Waldren
, 25 June, 2007 - 11:17am
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Hi George,
Thank you for determining a more precise ID for this specimen. Could you please state or link to some basis for making your determinations so the rest of us can hopefully learn something?
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Jim McClarin
, 25 June, 2007 - 8:43pm
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Moved
Moved from
True Bugs
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Jim McClarin
, 18 September, 2006 - 5:06pm
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Triatoma!
Ah, one of the bloodsucking conenoses:-) This is probably Triatoma rubida, one of the most common species in the southwest. Normally associated with wood rat (aka "pack rat") middens, they will bite people in their sleep, often about the lips, hence the name "kissing bug."
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Eric R. Eaton
, 18 September, 2006 - 4:48pm
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Thanks, Eric.
I thought a couple of them looked at me like I was a menu item ;-)
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Jim McClarin
, 18 September, 2006 - 5:08pm
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