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Spiny Assassin Bug

Posted by October 13th, 2008 at 9:59 am

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Assassin Bugs

Can’t find this insect anywhere
Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 11:28 AM
Found this bug in central New York (New Berlin) in July 2008.
Margie Obrien
central N.Y.

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Spiny Assassin Bug

Hi Margie,
This is an Assassin Bug in the genus Sinea.  We can’t tell you the exact species.  Assassins in this genus are known as the Spined Assassin Bugs or Spiny Assassin Bugs and there is one image on BugGuide that looks quite close to your specimen.

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