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An ant mimic? - Coquillettia
Copyright © 2005 Bill Johnson

An ant mimic? - Coquillettia
Saguaro National Park - East, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA
April 5, 2005
At first, it looked like an ant, bt then I saw it's proboscis. Anyone know what it is?

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An ant mimic? - Coquillettia An ant mimic? - Coquillettia - female
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Contributed by Bill Johnson on 28 April, 2005 - 12:09am
Last updated 18 August, 2023 - 3:35pm

Moved
Moved from Coquillettia.
… v belov, 18 August, 2023 - 11:19am login or register to post comments

Coquillettia sp.
this is an immature individual
… Michael D. Schwartz, 18 August, 2023 - 10:35am login or register to post comments

Coquillettia sp. -- det. M.D. Schwartz
Moved from Plant Bugs.
… v belov, 5 November, 2010 - 11:29am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from not yet identified nymphs.
… WonGun Kim, 10 July, 2009 - 7:53pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Plant Bugs.
… John R. Maxwell, 14 November, 2008 - 1:21pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from True Bugs.
… Boris Büche, 11 April, 2007 - 8:17am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from True Bugs.
… Robin McLeod, 31 January, 2007 - 6:27am login or register to post comments

Probably Miridae
. . . because the anterior femora are not thickened, as in similar Nabidae nymphs.

Ant mimics in Miridae may be wingless as female adults also.

regards, Boris
… Boris Büche, 8 December, 2006 - 6:04am login or register to post comments

Alydidae?
Looks like a member of the Alydidae in the hemiptera. Immatures are often ant mimics:



Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina
… Cotinis, 28 April, 2005 - 4:00am login or register to post comments

 
Miridae?
Just want to caution that many genera of Miridae are also ant mimics. I can't tell which family this one belongs to, though.
… Eric R. Eaton, 28 April, 2005 - 6:28pm login or register to post comments

 
Coquillettia species? (Miridae)
The Cedar Creek ones seem similar. Apparently, females are wingless. Another shot of Coquillettia species here.
… Robin McLeod, 28 April, 2005 - 10:26pm login or register to post comments

 
sounds reasonable!
At least we can say it´s verified as Miridae for now - none of the Alydid nymphs has the globular pronotum of this one, and Coquilettia sp.

moving to family page.
… Boris Büche, 11 April, 2007 - 8:17am login or register to post comments

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