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Helmeted Squash Bug - Euthochtha galeator? - Piezogaster

Helmeted Squash Bug - Euthochtha galeator? - Piezogaster
Sideling Hill Wildlife Management Area, Washington County, Maryland, USA
June 15, 2019

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Moved from ID Request.

 
this vs. Euthochtha galeator?
Any hints on how to tell from Euthochtha galeator?



They just look real similar to me, and I think there is some sexual dimorphism in both (?) genera.

Thanks for any assistance!

 
Note the hairy antennae...
...the shorter, stouter scape, and the bent hind tibiae. You don't see these characteristics in E. galeator.

 
thanks, comments referenced!
I have added a quote and link to this discussion in the relevant guide pages.

 
I made a small addition...
...to each of your comments to clarify that the bent hind tibiae apply only to male specimens of Piezogaster.

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