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Giant Mesquite Bug
Thasus gigas
20.5282, -100.361
Field Notes
Description:
Large Coreid (female) of about 3cm body length; base colour reddish brown with yellow venation on fore wings and red bands on legs; single red band on antennae where a small flat flap forms. These bugs were plentiful on Acacia sp, clustered in groups of 5 or more (picture #2). Apparently males and females can be told apart by the size of femurs on hind legs, which are very thick in males.
Habitat:
Semi-arid region in El Cimatario nature park, just outside Queretaro.
Notes:
Here's an interesting article about the ingestion of this species for medical purposes:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4202408/
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedOctober 31, 2016
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