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Broad-headed bug nymph

Alydidae

Photo by Tiz
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Field Notes

Description:

About 15 mm. Found two in the same place, and a lot of ants in the same area...

Habitat:

In a tree (dont know the type) about 1.70 cm above ground. Mixed acacia woodland.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
Tiz
Hej Bay! No I did not check, and I have been thinking of this upload for the last couple of days when I have been offline... Thank you for your input!I had a feeling I was wrong, and I regret naming it anything. I will change the ID to what you suggested, but leave it on "help me with an ID". Have a great one! T
bayucca
Forgot the links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alydidae Some from US to compare: http://bugguide.net/node/view/217430/bgpage http://bugguide.net/node/view/392489/bgpage http://bugguide.net/node/view/615083/bgimage http://bugguide.net/node/view/253872/bgimage?from=0
bayucca
Did you check Alydidae, Broad-headed Bug Nymph from Coreoidea? These nymphs are perfect ant mimicks. For my eyes it looks more like Alydidae than Reduviidae.

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Mlawula Nature Reserve
Photographed
PublishedMarch 19, 2014

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