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Shield-backed bug (Scutelleridae) (?) - Symphylus caribbeanus
Copyright © 2008 Shane Leggio

Shield-backed bug (Scutelleridae) (?) - Symphylus caribbeanus
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
August 24, 2008
Size: ~1/2 inch
I found this guy inside my friend's house during Hurricane Gustav...didn't realize how neat it was until I saw other shield-backed bugs on the guide and realized that's what it was...I didn't even know an insect existed where the elytra are fused together like that! So, does this mean they can't fly? This is just interesting to me...

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Contributed by Shane Leggio on 12 October, 2008 - 10:39pm
Last updated 18 October, 2013 - 8:48am

Moved
Moved from Shield-backed Bugs.
… john and jane balaban, 18 November, 2008 - 4:58pm login or register to post comments

Diolcus chrysorrhoeus, i suspect
elytra not fused, they're fairly good fliers and pull out both pairs of wings from under that shield (=enlarged mesonotum)
… v belov, 13 October, 2008 - 4:05am login or register to post comments

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