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Pelocoris balius (Hemiptera: Naucoridae) - Pelocoris balius - female

Pelocoris balius (Hemiptera: Naucoridae) - Pelocoris balius - Female
Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, USA
February 24, 2016
Size: ~10mm
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

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