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Pentatomoidea, Phloeidae, Phloea sp.
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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Sckel, ele tinha cerca de 2 cm.
eles podem ficar um bom tempo em posição post mortem.
qual era o tamanho dele ,Sergio?
Phloea subquadrata?
http://photoentomologia.blogspot.ch/2011...
http://www.eje.cz/pdfarticles/180/
http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/mypics...
Beautiful spotting.
OK Sergio, I understand. I'll do my best for you.
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?
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.
Lauren Zarate, you asked me for more photos of this bug, so here they are.
é fanatastic!
A very interesting insect.
I love mimetic animals!