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Black Corsair - Melanolestes picipes
Copyright © 2005 Lynette Elliott

Black Corsair - Melanolestes picipes
Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
April 7, 2004
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Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 16 February, 2005 - 6:23am
Last updated 19 March, 2008 - 10:01am

Assassin bug
I think this is actually the "black corsair," Melanolestes picipes, but without seeing the front and middle legs, I can't be certain. In Melanolestes, it looks like they have little "ankle weights," whereas in Reduvius personatus, the legs do not have any noticeable swelling.
… Eric R. Eaton, 18 February, 2005 - 3:08pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree
on Black Corsair. This individual has a larger, chunkier (and shiny) pronotum, and overall heftier body than a Masked Hunter. I've seen many Masked Hunters, and none of them looked "beefed up" like this. Image moved to Melanolestes picipes page from Reduviid section.
… Robin McLeod, 2 August, 2005 - 10:27am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
again for all the ID help.
… Lynette Elliott, 5 August, 2005 - 8:12pm login or register to post comments

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