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Giant Shield Bug

Mucanum maculigerum

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Field Notes

Description:

ID updated from Pygoplatys sp. to Mucanum maculigerum Stål, 1858 (Tessaratomidae, Tessaratominae). Spotted along the river bank.

Habitat:

Molawin River at the Makiling Botanic Gardens, a forest park of the Mt. Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (adjacent or within the UPLB-College of Forestry and Natural Resources), University of the Philippines at Los Baños, Laguna.

Notes:

Ref: http://www2.nrm.se/en/het_nrm/m/mucanum_maculigerum.html

Reference Links:

Tessaratomidae, Mucanum maculigerum Stål, 1858

Species ID Suggestions

Giant shield bug

Mucanum maculigerum Stål, 1858

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Magnien
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Comments (1)
AgnesAdiqueTalavera
Thank you Magnien! I have updated the ID based on your suggestion. Regards!

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PublishedJune 1, 2014

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