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Saicinae ID request - Pseudosaica florida
Copyright © 2019 John Schneider

Saicinae ID request - Pseudosaica florida
Allen Acres, Pitkin, Vernon Parish, Louisiana, USA
July 27, 2019
Should be either Saica, which would be a new genus for the guide, or Pseudosaica. Second antennomere appears to be about half the length of the scape. A pronotal character is also mentioned in the guide, but I'm not sure how to interpret it. Sorry for the awkward angle; I shouldn't have tried to use the MP-E on this one!

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Contributed by John Schneider on 7 August, 2019 - 12:23am
Last updated 24 June, 2020 - 2:45pm

Probably better at Pseudosaica...
I cannot recall having examined S. elkinsi yet, but Blinn's description says it's "uniformly yellowish brown". Moved it based on the similarly to others in the Guide under Pseudosaica. Weirdly, the venation seems intermediate between Saica and Pseudosaica.

Moved from Saica elkinsi.
… drswanny, 24 June, 2020 - 2:45pm login or register to post comments

 
There are two on iNaturalist
from Tennessee and North Carolina, which should make them Saica. Don't know if they would help
7068792 and 8047402
… john and jane balaban, 24 June, 2020 - 3:05pm login or register to post comments

 
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In my two images, I had increased the exposure and the shadows. In case it helps, I've just uploaded the same images, but without the increased shadows.

Thank you and drswanny for the comments and interest.
… John Schneider, 24 June, 2020 - 3:21pm login or register to post comments

In the second image
we are getting a ratio closer to one third and this has a dark middorsal region between the spines. Wondering if you don't have Pseudosaica here? Wonder how long the dark middorsal region needs to be. It is certainly more noticeable in the posted Pseudosaica images here on BugGuide.
… john and jane balaban, 22 June, 2020 - 10:23am login or register to post comments

must be it, nice find -- thanks!
Moved from Assassin Bugs.
… v belov, 11 August, 2019 - 6:20pm login or register to post comments

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