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Plant Bug - Orthocephalus saltator
Copyright © 2008 Peter Cristofono

Plant Bug - Orthocephalus saltator
Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
July 1, 2008

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Contributed by Peter Cristofono on 2 July, 2008 - 1:28pm
Last updated 5 June, 2009 - 8:37pm

O. saltator
Moved from Orthocephalus to new species page based on WonGun's ID plus info and images linked to in Guide.
… Robin McLeod, 4 December, 2008 - 4:59pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Plant Bugs.
… john and jane balaban, 25 October, 2008 - 5:50pm login or register to post comments

Miridae.
This might actually be an adult female...Family is Miridae in any event, perhaps the genus Halticus.
… Eric R. Eaton, 2 July, 2008 - 3:34pm login or register to post comments

 
looks like Orthocephalus...
^^
… WonGun Kim, 14 October, 2008 - 2:50am login or register to post comments

 
Maybe Orthocephalus saltator...
See an image of Orthocephalus coriaceus.

"Orthocephalus saltator is easily separated from 0. coriaceus by the larger size, more slender form, uniformly black hemelytra, yellow tibiae, ..." (http://research.amnh.org/pbi/library/4011.pdf)
… WonGun Kim, 25 October, 2008 - 8:51am login or register to post comments

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