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Reduviidae? species?
Ratatoskr
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Posted on 15-11-2014 00:36
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 Hi again,

Photographed in May of this year, in southern Spain, arid area but with a lot of fruit plantations around.
About 5mm in size.

I'm guessing it belongs to the Reduviidae. Am I wrong again? Smile
Is it possible to get to species with this only photo of it?
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 Hello,

may be a Nabidae.

best regards

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 Thank you Reimund
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 Reduviidae for me
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 The curved proboscis is diagnostic for Reduviidae.
 
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 Coranus sp., a difficult genus (for me).
With long wings, pattern on abdominal underside and shape of the scutellum mostly possible Coraneus griseus.

Frank
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Ratatoskr
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 Wow, glad I'm back again or else I would have missed ID correction.

Thank you Frank, Graeme and cthirion.
Quite precise ID Smile
Maybe even species name. Impressive.

Here is the photo in final edit.
https://500px.com/photo/89846079/damsel-bug-climbing-over-a-grain-of-sand-by-mats-carnmarker?from=user_library
Edited by Ratatoskr on 13-12-2014 00:04
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