large brown bean bugs (mating)

Description:

Mating large brown bean bugs. Also known as pod-sucking bugs, these are a type 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. The most notable characteristics of the family are that the head is broad, often similar in length and width to the pronotum and the scutellum, and that the last antennal segments are elongated and curved. The compound eyes are globular and protruding, and they also have ocelli. The femora of the hindlegs bear several strong spines; the tarsus has three segments. Most species have well-developed hemielytra (forewings), allowing them to fly well, but in some the hemielytra are vestigial. The membranous part of the hemielytra has several long veins." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alydidae

Habitat:

Spotted on Areca palm in a large semi-urban yard & garden adjacent to a disturbed patch of remnant forest.