Keyed out to Pelocoris balius (Hemiptera: Naucoridae)
Dip-netted from a small body of water in the Natural Area Teaching Lab on the University of Florida campus.
"However, it is specifically distinct and easily recognizable; male and female genitalia differ and the mottled/spotted appearance, especially on the fore femora and pronotum, is distinctive." -J.H. Epler 2006
Identified using this key-
IDENTIFICATION MANUAL FOR THE AQUATIC AND SEMI-AQUATIC HETEROPTERA OF FLORIDA, J.H. EPLER
Contributed by
Andrew Nisip on 25 February, 2016 - 9:36pm
Last updated 21 June, 2016 - 2:47pm