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Merocoris
Copyright © 2011 Mike Quinn

Merocoris
Barton Creek Green Belt, just above Barton Springs pool, Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
April 2, 2011
Det. M. A. Quinn, 2011

coll'ed beating/sweeping

spmn in the TAMUIC

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Merocoris Merocoris
Contributed by Mike Quinn on 4 April, 2011 - 6:53pm
Last updated 19 May, 2023 - 5:39pm

Looks like the ones
we have here in AZ - the UAIC has them as M. distinctus
… margarethe brummermann, 11 April, 2011 - 5:08pm

 
There are 3 spp. in Texas...
"Literature shows an unusual lack of agreement among heteropterists as to the taxonomic level of the categories within this genus." (1)
… Mike Quinn, 11 April, 2011 - 5:33pm

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