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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Bugs (Heteroptera) » Pentatomomorpha » Leatherbugs (Coreoidea) » Broad-headed Bugs (Alydidae) » Alydinae » Alydus » Alydus pilosulus
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Broad-headed bug / Alydidae - Alydus pilosulus
Copyright © 2007 Melanie Smith

Broad-headed bug / Alydidae - Alydus pilosulus
Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
September 19, 2007
Size: 1/2 inch
Thank you for identifying this bug for me. I have changed the title to reflect the correct name.
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Contributed by Melanie Smith on 14 October, 2007 - 9:30am
Last updated 29 October, 2018 - 2:00pm

Moved
Moved from Alydus eurinus.

The pronotal humeri are clearly pointed, with pale margins.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 29 October, 2018 - 2:00pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Broad-headed Bugs.
… Lynette Elliott, 24 September, 2008 - 2:53pm login or register to post comments

Moved
to guide page.
… Lynette Elliott, 9 November, 2007 - 11:00am login or register to post comments

Leaf-footed Bug in the family
Leaf-footed Bug in the family Coreidae
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 14 October, 2007 - 10:49am login or register to post comments

 
or...
how about a broad headed bug in the family Alydidae.
… edward trammel, 14 October, 2007 - 4:08pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes.
I second the ID of Alydidae.
… Eric R. Eaton, 15 October, 2007 - 4:04pm login or register to post comments

 
Alydus eurinus
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… v belov, 24 September, 2008 - 2:35pm login or register to post comments

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