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Pselliopus barberi
Very small, maybe 1/4" long. I found it walking my patio.
Nice spotting by the way ! we don't get such bright colours here and I like the bands on legs too.
You're welcome. This is an adult. When they're young, they have no wings.
Assassins fold the proboscis under so it doesn't show from above. I posted a side view of one which you can see the proboscis in.
Is this a nymph? It doesn't have the long body of an adult and I don't see a proboscis. I also had another pic that I uploaded to this site that was id'ed as an assassin bug nymph but it looked very different. Thanks for the help.
That's a fascinating bug ! could you please give us some information about where you found it ( the kind of place), its size, etc. under "habitat" and "description" . Thanks.