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Species Diaditus tejanus

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Infraorder Cimicomorpha
Family Reduviidae (Assassin Bugs)
Subfamily Stenopodainae
Genus Diaditus
Species tejanus (Diaditus tejanus)
Explanation of Names
Diaditus tejanus Giacchi, 1980
Size
About 8.1 mm to 9.6 mm (1)
Identification
Presence of lamellate setae along the prosternal channel seems to be the best character to separate from T. pictipes. [Dan Swanson, pers. comm.]
Range
se US (TX-FL, SC, AR) / Mex. - Map (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6), previously thought to be a coastal species (3)(4), recent records indicate it is not restricted to coastal areas (5).
Remarks
readily comes to lights. (5)