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I thought I would contribute an image for your bug love page. I think these are assassin bugs in the genus pselliopus. please correct me if im wrong though. I hope you like the picture. I love your website!!!
Mike D.
Hi Mike,
No correction is necessary. Your identification Pselliopus Assassin Bugs mating is correct. BugGuide calls them Sycamore Assassin Bugs and mentions two species: “In the southeastern United States, there are two widespread species: P. cinctus and P. barberi. Photographs identified as P. barberi are very orange, without much marking on the scutellum. Others from the same area are very brown, with some markings on the scutellum. It is possible the orange individuals are P. barberi and the more brown ones are P. cinctus . This needs investigation. ” If this is correct, it appears you have photographed Pselliopus barberi.
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