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Description:

Haven't been able to find anything like it yet. Seen on the nightwalk in the Orchid park at Andasibe National Park.
Is this from the Hemiptera family?
Acanthosomatidae?
Podisus spp.?
Bathycoelia madagascariensis ?
There are 621 different families and 3336 species (at least!) of shield bugs known. Can anyone help me out with this one?

Habitat:

Tropical rainforest on leaves and bark.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (17)
Scott Frazier
After hours of searching (insects / Hemiptera / bug / Pentatomoidea / shieldbug / stinkbug / etc of Madagascar) all I could come up with (besides the hit Daniele had below) was this similar (if not nymph) specimen which, alas, is also unidentified! http://www.flickriver.com/photos/rainforests/6688292407/
LisaPowers
Do you have any side picks that show the mouth parts. Ityt may be a type of assassin bug.
Seema
looks like studded with jewels
KarenL
Awesome spot! I hope someone in the community can ID this for you. Welcome to the community Arne!
Scott Frazier
I think so too. That's often the case with mongabay...found there but lacking ID :-(
Mark Ridgway
I think you've got the right bug Daniele - pity it's not ID'd there either.
Maria dB
What an intricately colored insect!
DanielePralong
I've not been able to ID this species but it looks similar to this one: http://travel.mongabay.com/madagascar/images/madagascar_1218.html
Mark Ridgway
Fantastic looking bug! Was it hand painted in Madagascar? :-) Welcome to Project Noah.

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PublishedJanuary 31, 2013

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