Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Heteroptera ID

Posted by Jeroen K on 16-10-2010 15:34
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15/10/2010, inside house, Kapellen, Belgium. ID'able? Thanks in advance!

Posted by Jeroen K on 16-10-2010 15:34
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Picture 2:

Posted by Jeroen K on 16-10-2010 15:34
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Picture 3:

Posted by Cesa on 16-10-2010 15:53
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An assassin bug (Reduviidae). may be an exotic species

Posted by Jeroen K on 16-10-2010 16:50
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Thanks a lot, Cesa! Any idea about subfamily/genus? I kept the specimen so I can provide additional pictures if needed.

EDIT: I identified it as Leptoglossus occidentalis (fam. Coreidae), indeed an exotic species.

EDIT 2: Thanks for the confirmation, Paul!
Edited by Jeroen K on 16-10-2010 17:09

Posted by Paul Beuk on 16-10-2010 16:50
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Coreidae: Leptoglossus occidentalis. Introduced from the US, first records in the Netherlands were in 2007.

Posted by Don Micro on 16-10-2010 17:29
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http://www.britishbugs.org.uk/heteroptera/Coreidae/Leptoglossus_occidentalis.pdf