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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Bugs (Heteroptera) » Pentatomomorpha » Leatherbugs (Coreoidea) » Broad-headed Bugs (Alydidae) » Alydinae » Hyalymenus » Texas Bow-legged Bug (Hyalymenus tarsatus)
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broadheaded bug nymph? - Hyalymenus tarsatus
Copyright © 2006 Arlon

broadheaded bug nymph? - Hyalymenus tarsatus
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
December 11, 2006
Size: 16mm
I assume this to be an assassin of one sort or another..
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Contributed by Arlon on 12 December, 2006 - 7:19am
Last updated 25 May, 2011 - 6:17pm

Moved
Moved from Not yet identified nymphs.
… Mike Quinn, 25 May, 2011 - 6:17pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Broad-headed Bugs.
… John R. Maxwell, 18 February, 2009 - 9:53am login or register to post comments

Nice photo!
If I had seen this somewhere I would have thought it was an ant. Thanks for posting such a neat photo. I'll look closer at "ants" from now on.
… Carol Davis, 13 December, 2006 - 1:15am login or register to post comments

Looks like it
I found some nymphs similar to this one along with adults of the alydid Hyalymenus tarsatus http://bugguide.net/node/view/87065. There was some variability in coloration among the nymphs I saw, too.
… Lee Elliott, 12 December, 2006 - 9:40pm login or register to post comments

 
Alydidae.
I agree with the family identification, but not so sure about the genus. Pretty difficult to tell until they mature into adults. Moving to family page.
… Eric R. Eaton, 27 December, 2006 - 4:10pm login or register to post comments

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