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Bruner Shieldback (Pediodectes bruneri)
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Copyright © 2014
Merry Langlinais
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Pediodectes bruneri
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Bandera County, Texas, USA
October 28, 2010
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Contributed by
Merry Langlinais
on 22 January, 2014 - 9:00am
Last updated 25 January, 2014 - 3:26pm
Bruner's is the one in Central Texas, that has a similar face
I confused them a few years ago, and I'm still not convinced that they are different species. There is a bit of a difference in pattern, but not much. There may be differences in male genitalia, but again, I'm not sure, and if so, I'm not sure how variable or reliable.
The face pattern is a little variable in degree of development, and nymphs sometimes barely show it at all, and not in black.
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David J. Ferguson
, 25 January, 2014 - 3:24pm
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Good tip
Thanks. I see the matching faces on that species' pages.
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James Miskelly
, 26 January, 2014 - 11:26am
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Tinkham's?
Pediodectes tinkhami has that bold patterning on the face. The records on the Singing Insects of North America site are all west of where you saw this one, but such records can never be complete.
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James Miskelly
, 25 January, 2014 - 10:26am
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