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Mirid on Agave - Agaveocoris distanti
Copyright © 2009 margarethe brummermann

Mirid on Agave - Agaveocoris distanti
Picture Rocks, NW of Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA
April 20, 2009
Size: 3.5mm
Simiar to the Yucca Bug, but not identical. On Agave americana media picta
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Contributed by margarethe brummermann on 21 April, 2009 - 7:38pm
Last updated 29 May, 2009 - 2:42pm

Moved
Moved from Caulotops.
… WonGun Kim, 29 May, 2009 - 2:42pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from True Bugs.
… WonGun Kim, 26 May, 2009 - 9:32pm login or register to post comments

Caulotops distanti in Bryocorinae.
First, the strongly convex calli differentiates this bug from Halticotoma. Next, the body length smaller than 4.1 mm, non-uniform A1 color, etc., key it to distanti.

But, it is unclear that this species occurs in your area. The remaining two species of Caulotops were recorded in AZ.
… WonGun Kim, 21 April, 2009 - 8:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Reference is
here.
… WonGun Kim, 21 April, 2009 - 8:33pm login or register to post comments

 
Interesting
and not too good for my little Agave nursery. Which part are the calli?
… margarethe brummermann, 21 April, 2009 - 10:59pm login or register to post comments

 
A pair of calli are located on the anterior part of the pronotum
near, but a little bit distant from the anterior margin of the pronotum.
… WonGun Kim, 21 April, 2009 - 11:08pm login or register to post comments

Maybe Halticoma nicholi Knight 1928
occurs in AZ on Agavaes, but I can't find more info
http://research.amnh.org/pbi/catalog/names.php?host_id=452
… margarethe brummermann, 21 April, 2009 - 7:48pm login or register to post comments

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