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Minute Pirate Bug - Dufouriellus ater
Copyright © 2007 Stephen Luk

Minute Pirate Bug - Dufouriellus ater
Richmond Hill, York Region, Ontario, Canada
June 12, 2007
Size: 2 mm
As can be drawn from the title, I'm confused. Landed on my coat on a really hot day (About 86°F ... why was I even wearing a coat???)
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Contributed by Stephen Luk on 12 June, 2007 - 7:18pm
Last updated 15 June, 2007 - 3:57am

Moved
Moved from True Bugs.
… Boris Büche, 15 June, 2007 - 3:57am login or register to post comments

M.P.
An "easy" species, the medial sulcus of pronotum, combined with habitus and colour being diagnostic: Dufouriellus ater (common under bark).
… Boris Büche, 13 June, 2007 - 11:50am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the ID, Boris!
Looks like a new one for the Guide, too. I see this is mainly a European species ... is it introduced here in North America, or a holarctic species?
… Stephen Luk, 13 June, 2007 - 2:16pm login or register to post comments

 
common in California
This species is common in California's San Joaquin Valley. I find it under bark on grapes and pomegranates, and in old nuts on almonds. I have seen it eat Psocoptera, which are common wherever I see this pirate bug, and may be it's principal diet. The nymphs are bright red.
… Devin Carroll, 5 October, 2009 - 10:55am login or register to post comments

Doesn't look like the minute pirates of my acquaintance
Those pirates had broader shoulders and a white, more tapered look at the very back.

We will leave the coat question for another time. LOL.
… Ron Hemberger, 12 June, 2007 - 8:39pm login or register to post comments

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