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Loxa sp.
Pentatomidae, Pentatominae, Chlorocorini, Loxa sp..
Seen under the night light at Rancho Naturalista Primary pre-montane Caribbean slope rainforest at 2970ft (900m)
thanks Thorston, Sorry to the 2 of you that it took so long to change the ID. Internet problems, and memory!
As pointed out in my last comment, I already suggested Pam to take Loxa sp. as the scientific name.
No problem, Thorsten. I can live with Loxa sp. and Pam probably as well. Pam, I think it indeed is more serious to keep it as Loxa sp., but you may add in the description: "Pentatomidae, Pentatominae, Chlorocorini, Loxa sp.. ID down to species level is not possible without genital dissection. Possible candidates are Loxa viridis, Loxa viriscens and Loxa flavicollis. A tentative expert ID was Loxa viridis as closest guess".
Would that be OK for you?
Well - there are three species of Loxa reported for Costa Rica. I still believe they can't be identified (100 %) by a photo... Why not stay with Loxa sp.?
Joe Eger think it is Loxa viridis, so I would suggest that you change the ID in Loxa cf. viridis.
Welcome Pam! These bugs are all my friends and you are my friend as well, so it is always a pleasure to help...
Torsten is also an expert, so I would leave the ID as Loxa sp.. Deep in my brain, I thought it could come out like this...!
Thanks Thorsten!
Loxa sp. is right. But the soecies can't be identified without a closer look at the genital structures...
bayucca, I want to thank you again whole-heartedly for all the time you spend on my spottings. I really appreciate it. THANK YOU!
Pam, I sent Vernon a mail. Let's wait and see. I think I might have seen his name on Pentatomidae papers, but I might be wrong. Is definitely an expert on East Asian moths.
In the meanwhile you may leave it as Loxa cf. flavicollis or just Loxa sp., with which we are on the safe side.
thanks bayucca. It really looks like loxa flavicollis more than the other 2 you mentioned, except it doesn't have the red tips on the spines. Have you asked Vernon?
Pentatomidae, Pentatominae, Chlorocorini, Loxa sp. and most probably Loka flavicollis.
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Tax...
http://eol.org/pages/608961/overview
I am sure it is a Loxa sp. and might be Loxa flavicollis. There are other Loxa species found in Costa Rica, like Viridis, Viriscens.
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Tax...
Maybe Vernon can help to find the correct species.
Spotted on Jul 15, 2013
Submitted on Oct 16, 2013
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