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Rocconota annulicornis
A reddish-orange assassin bug, the following description is taken from the BugGuide page, linked on the side: "A large, stout, elongate-oval, reddish to yellowish assassin bug with four prominent spines on pronotum. Body with fine yellowish hairs. First segment of antenna has two broad brown bands, with only a short acute spine behind each antennal base. Front femora thickened (incrassate). First beak segment about the same length as second, and head gradually (not abruptly) narrowed behind."
Forest--this one was caught by sweep netting from a riparian field habitat.
I was very surprised when I caught this bug. I was sweep netting in a grassy field-type area just to see what I could find. I checked my net after a few swipes, and it was staring right back up at me. I jumped up and down with joy for a good five minutes. This is an uncommon species of assassin bug, and a new record for Washington County, Ohio. To see pictures of the nymph, you can refer to my spotting here: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/818.... It doesn't have a common name, but its specific epithet translates to "ringed horn," so voila! This is the only species in its genus in North America. Found at Barbara A. Beiser Field Station.
Spotted on Jun 6, 2011
Submitted on Jan 2, 2012
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