Bean Bug
Riptortus macleani
14.33, 121.09
Field Notes
Description:
The Pod-sucking Bug or Bean Bug, Riptortus macleani Schaffner 1963 (Alydidae; Alydinae), is found in the Philippines and Caroline Islands. Its body length is about 2cm. It is brown with white-yellowish lines running along each side of its body. Its body is slim and narrower in the middle, with a sharp spine on each side of the thorax. It has strong spiny hind legs. Family Alydidae is also commonly known as the broad-headed bugs.
Habitat:
Backyard at Biñan, Laguna.
Notes:
Reference: http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3685&context=rtd. Riptortus p. 202.
Related Biñan backyard spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/32758141
Reference Links:
Alydidae - Wikipedia
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PublishedNovember 9, 2017
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