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Scutelleridae Scutelleridae nymph.<br />
Odontoscelis cf. fuliginosa<br />
<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/59989/scutelleridae.html" title="Scutelleridae"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2527/59989_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=8kxGkDsjeiBG58znP7BIOBen2CA%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Scutelleridae Scutelleridae nymph.<br />
Odontoscelis cf. fuliginosa<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/59989/cydnidae.html Odontoscelis fuliginosa,Scutelleridae,Springtail,biodiversity,bugs,heteroptera,insecta,insects" /></a></figure> Odontoscelis fuliginosa,Scutelleridae,biodiversity,bugs,heteroptera,insecta,insects,spring Click/tap to enlarge

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  1. Hi Rui, no not a Cydnidae ... it should be an Odontoscelis (Scutelleridae) and quite likely Odontoscelis fuliginosa (with a small cf. ?) Posted 7 years ago
    1. Fair enough my friend! this one is the adult captured exacly on the same place, one year ago:
      Odontoscelis sp. Odontoscelis sp. Geotagged,Portugal,Scutelleridae,Spring

      Odontoscelis sp. Odontoscelis sp. Geotagged,Portugal,Scutelleridae,Spring

      Odontoscelis sp. Odontoscelis sp.<br />
Different images of same animal:<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/50346/odontoscelis_sp.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/50347/odontoscelis_sp.html<br />
Nymph from the same location:<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/59988/scutelleridae.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/59989/scutelleridae.html Geotagged,Portugal,Scutelleridae,Spring

      Unfortunately I believe I don't have any more photos from the adult.
      Thanks so much for this identification, Arp!
      Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago
      1. Hi Rui, I'll place some remarks with the dorsal image of the adult ... Posted 7 years ago

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Uploaded May 14, 2018. Captured May 8, 2018 11:44.
  • NIKON D7100
  • f/8.0
  • 1/160s
  • ISO800
  • 50mm