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How to Identify Common Insect Associates of the Southern Pine Beetle

Southern Pine Beetle Handbook

United States Department of Agriculture, Combined Forest Pest Research and Development Program, Southern Pine Beetle Handbook, Agriculture Handbook No. 563. 1980.

Hemiptera

Anthocoridae

Figure 1A
Figure 1B Figure 2

  • Lyctocoris Hahn (fig. 1A); and Scoloposcelis mississippensis (Drake and Harris) (figs. 1B, 2): S. mississippensis (2.8-3.5 mm) has spines on the front femora, which Lyctocoris (3.8-5.0 mm) does not have (figs. 1A, 1B).


Aradidae

  • Aradus F. (fig. 3): The most noticeable features of Aradus sp. (3.4-4.0 mm) are its dorsoventrally flattened appearance, its small head and thorax in relation to abdominal size, and its pebbly appearance. Antennae are four-segmented.
Figure 3

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