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Thread legged Bug - Empicoris culiciformis
Copyright © 2006 Ed Johnson

Thread legged Bug - Empicoris culiciformis
Kerrville, Kerr County, Texas, USA
November 15, 2006
Size: 6 mm
This looks like an Empicoris sp. in the guide. Maybe Empicoris rubromaculatus?

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Contributed by Ed Johnson on 15 November, 2006 - 11:52pm
Last updated 12 August, 2019 - 4:58pm

Moved
Moved from Empicoris.
… v belov, 12 August, 2019 - 4:58pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Thread-legged Bugs.
… Eric R. Eaton, 15 December, 2006 - 5:24pm login or register to post comments

Stenolemus?
Pretty sure this is Stenolemus, or a related genus. Fantastic images! These are apparently specialized predators on web-building spiders.
… Eric R. Eaton, 16 November, 2006 - 11:41am login or register to post comments

 
Many thanks
Many Thanks, Eric.

What leads you to Stenolemus rather than Empicoris?

....Ed....
… Ed Johnson, 16 November, 2006 - 11:57am login or register to post comments

 
Good question!
I'm going to move this into the guide page for the subfamily until I can give you the detailed answer you deserve. I may be wrong! :-) I may also want to use one of these images to illustrate a book chapter I am doing. Stay tuned. Update: I have come to believe this is indeed Empicoris, based on a presentation by Jeff Bradshaw that I attended last week.
… Eric R. Eaton, 29 November, 2006 - 11:44am login or register to post comments

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