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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Bugs (Heteroptera) » Leptopodomorpha » Spiny-Legged Bugs (Leptopodidae) » Patapius » Patapius spinosus
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Spiny bug - Patapius spinosus
Copyright © 2019 Nick Wiser

Spiny bug - Patapius spinosus
Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, USA
February 15, 2019
Size: 3-4mm
Found two of these hanging on the underside of some damp bark that was laying on the ground all around some small trees at the park to prevent animals from digging at them. Little did they know it would attract me, which is great, because I got to see this awesome bug. I've got photos of lateral and ventral views, which show off the mouthparts, and the setae that grow on other parts of its body.

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Contributed by Nick Wiser on 16 February, 2019 - 2:03am

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