Subject: African Warrior Mask Bug?
Geographic location of the bug: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Date: 02/23/2018
Time: 02:56 PM EDT
Your letter to the bugman: Hello Bugman, this is my 3rd bug I’ve submitted!
This one is from a friend that lives in Guadalajara.
She sent it to me to get more info.
Have at it!
Thanx!
How you want your letter signed: Mike Coniglio
Dear Mike,
This is the nymph of a Giant Mesquite Bug in the genus Thasus. Based on iNaturalist, we believe your individual is Thasus gigas, and iNaturalist indicates the Spanish name is Chinche gigante xamuis.