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Dysdercus obliquus
Photo#162954
Copyright © 2007
Loren & Babs Padelford
Dysdercus species? -
Dysdercus obliquus
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Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
December 25, 2007
Size: approx. 1/2"
Photographed on a canal near the Rio Grande River. Can this be Dysderus sp?
Thanks for any help with ID.
Loren and Babs Padelford
Bellevue, NE
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Contributed by
Loren & Babs Padelford
on 29 December, 2007 - 4:13pm
Last updated 19 February, 2018 - 3:04pm
Moved
Moved from
Dysdercus bimaculatus
.
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Mike Quinn
, 19 February, 2018 - 3:04pm
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Likely D. obliquus
Dysdercus bimaculatus
and
D. obliquus
are very similar and primarily distinguished by genitalia. Doesburg's 1968 revision of the genus has maps which suggest that
bimaculatus
would be expected in AZ and far west Texas, while
obliquus
is the expected species in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. As well, from internet images,
obliquus
appears to have less color contrast on the pronotum, scutellum, etc.
Doesburg, P.H. van, Jr. 1968. A revision of the New World species of
Dysdercus
Guerin Meneville (Heteroptera, Pyrrhocoridae). Zool. Verhand. 97:1-213, 16 pl.
D. obliquus
needs a BG page.
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Chuck Sexton
, 12 February, 2018 - 1:00pm
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Moved
Moved from
Cotton Stainers
.
…
Mike Quinn
, 29 January, 2009 - 6:06pm
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Dysdercus?
(spelling rectified)
Yes, I think your guess is a good one! The bugs have more than 5 veins in the wing membrane (excludes most families), and pattern reminds that of D.andreae. Probably is a new species to the guide.
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Boris Büche
, 31 December, 2007 - 6:09am
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Dysdercus bimaculatus?
Looks similar to images
here
.
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Ted Kropiewnicki
, 8 March, 2008 - 6:49pm
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Dysdercus!
Thanks, Boris, for your identification of our bug and also for correcting the spelling. Much appreciated.
Loren and Babs Padelford
Bellevue, NE
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Loren & Babs Padelford
, 31 December, 2007 - 9:07am
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