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Seed Bug - Drymus unus
Copyright © 2006 tom murray

Seed Bug - Drymus unus
Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
November 30, 2006
Size: ~5mm
Found in leaf litter.
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Contributed by tom murray on 30 November, 2006 - 4:06pm
Last updated 20 March, 2009 - 2:16pm

Drymus unus (Say 1832)
Moved from Drymus crassus.
accg. to S&B(1), the pronotum behind is not necessarily lighter, while the other species is 'very dark brown throughout'
… v belov, 20 March, 2009 - 2:16pm login or register to post comments

 
ID confirmed by Merrill Sweet
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… v belov, 18 April, 2009 - 6:55pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Drymus.
… Brad Barnd, 4 July, 2007 - 4:29pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Drymus.
… Boris Büche, 17 April, 2007 - 7:31am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Seed Bugs.
… tom murray, 4 December, 2006 - 8:18am login or register to post comments

This one is genus Drymus
Hi Tom, you can compare now!

Drymus sp. are litter insects.

cheers, Boris
… Boris Büche, 4 December, 2006 - 6:01am login or register to post comments

 
crassus
Drymus crassus, as it lacks a white margin on the pronotum.
… Brad Barnd, 4 July, 2007 - 4:29pm login or register to post comments

 
Brad,
thanks for getting the species id on this one.
… tom murray, 4 July, 2007 - 4:36pm login or register to post comments

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