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Hyalymenus tarsatus
Large size. Black-brown head, reddish-brown thorax, banded black and brown abdomen. This is the immature nymph stage. They are pretty good ant mimics at this stage.
Was found on Cow pea 'Pinkeye purple hull' (Vigna unguiculata) here in Louisiana.
Closest match seems to be the sugar ant, but the head and abdomen seem unique on this specimen,
Spotted on Jul 8, 2012
Submitted on Jul 8, 2012
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