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Damsel Bug - Hoplistoscelis pallescens - female
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

Damsel Bug - Hoplistoscelis pallescens - Female
Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
September 16, 2005
Size: 6mm
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Contributed by tom murray on 17 September, 2005 - 8:59pm
Last updated 20 March, 2009 - 9:10am

Hoplistoscelis sordidus (Reuter 1872)
Moved from Hoplistoscelis.
… v belov, 20 March, 2009 - 9:10am login or register to post comments

Looks like...
This image of a Hoplistoscelis species at Cedar Creek's site...
… Tony DiTerlizzi, 16 March, 2006 - 9:30pm login or register to post comments

 
Hoplistoscelis sp.
You're on a roll Tony. Thanks for the Nabid identifications.
… tom murray, 17 March, 2006 - 7:01am login or register to post comments

Nabidae.
I'm pretty confident that this is a micropterous (abbreviated wings) adult female damsel bug in the family Nabidae. Never seen one with annulated (banded) legs, though.
… Eric R. Eaton, 19 September, 2005 - 2:55pm login or register to post comments

 
Damsel Bug
That was my first impression, but the raised banded edges of the abdomen made me think assassin. Thanks as always for the exellent advise, Eric.
… tom murray, 19 September, 2005 - 7:48pm login or register to post comments

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