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Pycanum rubens
Awesome...
This one really looks like a shield.
No wonder they are called the Shield Bugs
Tessaratomidae, Pycanum rubens. Please, verify! I am not sure if all these IDs on the web are correct. And ID of nymphs is usually tricky!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/reevelm/573...