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Bark bug

Pentatomoidea, Phloeidae, Phloea sp.

Description:

I hope that this new series help to ID this bug. The specimen photographed was dead, and a bit weary, but I think it still can provide some info. The last picture shows how the bug can go unnoticed by untrained eyes!

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12 Comments

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 9 years ago

Sckel, ele tinha cerca de 2 cm.

Sckel
Sckel 9 years ago

eles podem ficar um bom tempo em posição post mortem.

Sckel
Sckel 9 years ago

qual era o tamanho dele ,Sergio?

Jolly Ibañez
Jolly Ibañez 11 years ago

Beautiful spotting.

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 11 years ago

OK Sergio, I understand. I'll do my best for you.

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 11 years ago

Lauren, I got the photos you e-mailed me, they are very nice. Thank you for that. As for collecting specimens, I don't think I am the better person to do it. Lets do this: I'll wait for the expert answer, if he can't ID these bugs I'll look for help at the local university, ok?

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 11 years ago

You are going to hate me, but I need you to count the tarsal segments and the antennal segments. I am just not sure of what I am seeing. If the antennae don't have 5 segments, it can't be a Pentatomid and that will leave us with the Aradid, maybe. I'm going to look for a Hemiptera specialist, maybe you have a new species, since we can't find anything similar on the internet (other than those nymphs from China). What did you think of the pictures I sent you? Please try to get a bunch of those bugs to pin or put in alcohol just in case you need to send them. It will all be worth it if it is something new.

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 11 years ago

Lauren Zarate, you asked me for more photos of this bug, so here they are.

LisaPowers
LisaPowers 11 years ago

é fanatastic!

Anne Marie McCaffrey
Anne Marie McCaffrey 11 years ago

A very interesting insect.

Juan DiTrani
Juan DiTrani 11 years ago

I love mimetic animals!

Sergio Monteiro
Spotted by
Sergio Monteiro

Curitiba, PR, Brazil

Spotted on Nov 22, 2012
Submitted on Nov 23, 2012

Spotted for Mission

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