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Burrowing Bug - Pangaeus bilineatus

Burrowing Bug - Pangaeus bilineatus
Hwy 55 and Sedwick, Durham County, North Carolina, USA
May 26, 2005
Size: 6 mm
Found at a light, captured and posed. Size measured by photographing adjacent to a scale. This burrowing bug has a (fairly) prominent pronotal collar, indicating genus Pangaeus--see key in guide page for genus. P. bilineatus appears to be the only species in my area, based on regional works and museum listings--see guide page.

A new genus for the guide, I believe.

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