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Riptortus sp.
Riptortus sp. is a kind of "broad-headed bug" of the Family Alydidae, "a family of true bugs very similar to the closely related Coreidae (leaf-footed bugs and relatives). There are about 40 genera with 250 species altogether. Distributed in the temperate and warmer regions of the Earth, most are tropical and subtropical animals." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alydidae
Spotted on variegated croton (Codiaeum variegatum) in a large semi-urban yard & garden adjacent to a disturbed patch of remnant forest.
Missing a hind leg...
Spotted on May 28, 2012
Submitted on Aug 7, 2012
4 Comments
Only a little nonsense! Look at "my" Coreidae...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/itchydogima.... John is a very good bug expert, so why Coreidae and not Alydidae??
I think my Coridae was definitely trash and nonsense (when and if it would be Coreidae). I don't know anymore where I have this name from. But Alydidae looks fine looking at the curved 4th segment of the antennae.
Well I think the family for Riptortus is Alydidae which is in the superfamily Coreoidea which also includes Coridae. http://coreoidea.speciesfile.org/Common/....
Since I looked at the other one I am "almost sure" (what ever that means...!?) that this one looks very similar (or is) to Coridae, Bean Bug.