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Subfamily Peiratinae - Corsairs

Melanolestes · Rasahus · Sirthenea

Genus Melanolestes
Black corsair - Melanolestes picipes Black Corsair - Melanolestes picipes - female unidentified Hemiptera - Melanolestes picipes - female Unknown red and black bug - Melanolestes picipes Melanolestes picipes? - Melanolestes picipes black corsair - Melanolestes picipes Black beetle - Melanolestes picipes Male, Melanolestes picipes? - Melanolestes picipes - male

Genus Rasahus
Assassin Bug - Rasahus hamatus Assassin bug nymph - Rasahus Texas - Rasahus biguttatus? - Rasahus biguttatus Rasahus - Rasahus hamatus Assassin bug? - Rasahus biguttatus Western Corsair bug, Rasahus thoracicus - Rasahus thoracicus Rasahus hamatus Rasahus hamatus

Genus Sirthenea
interesting black and orange bug - Sirthenea carinata Sirthenea carinata Texas SE Gulf Coast - Sirthenea carinata Corsair - Sirthenea carinata 7/26/2021 Sirthenea carinata - Sirthenea carinata Sirthenea carinata Sirthenea carinata? Beautiful! - Sirthenea carinata Unidentified assassin bug in Alabama - Sirthenea carinata


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