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Deraeocoris poecilus
Copyright © 2015 Steve Scholnick

Deraeocoris poecilus
Great Falls, C&O Canal NHP, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
October 25, 2015
Size: ~5mm
Looks like Deraeocoris poecilus: has the punctate pronotum and red cuneus mentioned on the species page (well, one cuneus anyway, the other one appears to have been torn off.) I was not able to get a photo of the 2nd abdominal segment to compare it to the pronotum.
Found ~12 miles as the crow flies from the location of WonGun Kim’s photos of the same species (here and here).

Confirmation/correction of the ID would be appreciated. TIA

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Contributed by Steve Scholnick on 26 October, 2015 - 9:18pm
Last updated 28 January, 2017 - 6:49pm

Moved
Moved from Deraeocoris.
… WonGun Kim, 28 January, 2017 - 6:49pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Deraeocoris poecilus.

Sorry for the whiplash, but I'm having second thoughts about this one. I think A2 refers to the second antennal segment--and I'm not sure that it is clearly longer than the pronotum in this specimen. Given that there are 64 species in our area, and fewer than 20 are represented in the Guide, I feel safer leaving these at the genus level pending expert review.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 26 October, 2015 - 9:49pm login or register to post comments

 
deleted
because I just realized that I had already posted this. A mind is a terrible thing to lose
… Steve Scholnick, 4 November, 2015 - 9:20pm login or register to post comments

 
your caution was warranted
as usual :-). WonGun Kim says that he'd need to see additional features to be certain that this wasn't another possible species of Deraeocoris. I posted another 2 photos to see if they will help. I'll report back when I hear from him
… Steve Scholnick, 1 November, 2015 - 12:14pm login or register to post comments

 
no need to apologize
"A2" as an antennal segment makes much more sense than my assumption as does leaving this one at genus for the time being. The species page says "A2 ≥ pronotum" so I measured both A2s and the pronotum in pixels from the second photo I posted. They're all about the same size (pronotum = 166 pixels on the midline, A2 = 156 and 166 pixels). I'll email WonGun Kim to see if he'll take a look at it.
Thanks for the time you've spent on this ID, it's appreciated.
… Steve Scholnick, 1 November, 2015 - 12:37am login or register to post comments

Moved tentatively
Moved from Plant Bugs.

Seems as though this must be it, but expert confirmation would be appreciated.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 26 October, 2015 - 9:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
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… Steve Scholnick, 26 October, 2015 - 9:50pm login or register to post comments

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