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Hemiptera IMG_3833 - Brachysteles parvicornis
Copyright © 2014 Steve Nanz

Hemiptera IMG_3833 - Brachysteles parvicornis
Merepoint, Brunswick, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
August 20, 2012

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Contributed by Steve Nanz on 4 March, 2014 - 9:29am
Last updated 3 March, 2015 - 5:26pm

i think i got it guys
loitering ad nauseam around eurosites pays off

Moved from Cardiastethus.
… v belov, 3 March, 2015 - 5:26pm login or register to post comments

 
ID confirmed by T.J. Henry
… v belov, 4 March, 2015 - 10:40am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks V!
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… Steve Nanz, 5 March, 2015 - 3:20pm login or register to post comments

 
no thank you, Steve
great find! despite its being an alien here, this bug is quite uncommon anywhere, be it the native or non-native part of its range
… v belov, 5 March, 2015 - 3:24pm login or register to post comments

Tom Henry's opinion: "I would say Cardiastethus sp."
Moved from Plant Bugs.
… v belov, 4 March, 2014 - 11:24am login or register to post comments

 
In Anthocorids of Canada, the
In Anthocorids of Canada, the antenna of Cardiastethus has the apical 2 segments finer than the previous segments and with hairs that are longer than the diameter of the segment, so I would discount Cardiastethus. As with previous Anthocorids, trying to narrow it down without a decent ventral shot is difficult but I would hedge my id as a Tetraphleps species.
… Steve Paiero, 4 March, 2014 - 11:49am login or register to post comments

 
Blow Up Added
Not sure if it helps. It seems that the last two segments are thinner and the hairs may be longer than the diameter of the segments. But then again I though this was in Miridae. I was wondering why I couldn't find it. ; )

Thank you both!
… Steve Nanz, 4 March, 2014 - 4:31pm login or register to post comments

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