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Assassin Bug? - Homalocoris erythrogaster
Copyright © 2010 cwmelton

Assassin Bug? - Homalocoris erythrogaster
Miller Canyon, Huachuca Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
July 6, 2010
Size: Length 13 mm.
Looks like an assassin bug but I couldn't find a match.
Elevation 5,000. ft.
Oak-Juniper Woodland.

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Assassin Bug? - Homalocoris erythrogaster Assassin Bug? - Homalocoris erythrogaster
Contributed by cwmelton on 6 July, 2010 - 7:43pm
Last updated 7 July, 2010 - 3:06pm

Homalocoris erythrogaster
The status of some of the species in this genus is questionable but the spots of the pronotum are supposed to be diagnostic.

Moved from Assassin Bugs.
… drswanny, 7 July, 2010 - 3:06pm

Moved
Moved from True Bugs.
… cwmelton, 7 July, 2010 - 12:38am

 
Charles--
i have good news from Dan Swanson; this is a new genus for the Guide, and he'll take care of your remarkable images soon
… v belov, 7 July, 2010 - 12:41am

Definitely.
Definitely a reduviid, but not one I recognize, either! Very cool.
… Eric R. Eaton, 6 July, 2010 - 7:51pm

 
cool doesn't begin to describe it...
*****
… v belov, 6 July, 2010 - 8:13pm

 
LOL!
How about "hairy," then? LOL!
… Eric R. Eaton, 7 July, 2010 - 4:01pm

 
see, i gave it five stars
covers the hairdo, too
… v belov, 7 July, 2010 - 4:03pm

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