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Spiny Assassin Bug - Sinea spinipes
Copyright © 2004 Cotinis

Spiny Assassin Bug - Sinea spinipes
Durham County, North Carolina, USA
October 8, 2004
I was lucky to have this one run out onto my hand, where I could get a look at the whole creature. They normally stay nestled deep within flowers, in my limited experience.

Thanks to Eric Eaton for correcting my identification on this one.

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Contributed by Cotinis on 11 October, 2004 - 11:25pm
Last updated 21 February, 2005 - 5:05am

Sinea sp.?
I wonder if this is a different species, or if what I have been collecting is not S. diadema. The specimens I have seen have had very obvious lobes on the lateral margins of the abdomen.
… Eric R. Eaton, 12 October, 2004 - 2:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Aha, this is Sinea spinipes
Okay, I was being sloppy. You are indeed correct. Slater keys on the spines on the pronotum. Spines --> S. diadema. Blunt tubercles --> S. spinipes. I've moved to a new guide for that species.

Thanks for the Quality Control check.

Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina
… Cotinis, 12 October, 2004 - 10:39pm login or register to post comments

 
Sinea spp...
There is another species in the genus in this area. I used the key in Slater, How to Know the True Bugs, and thought I'd differentiated correctly--based on spines on forelegs (or not). I'll check into it. Any chance there's a sex difference?

Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina
… Cotinis, 12 October, 2004 - 3:44pm login or register to post comments

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