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Scolopostethus thomsoni - Male Right antenna aberrative Geotagged,Hemiptera,Heteroptera,Lygaeidae,Netherlands,Rhyparochromidae,Rhyparochrominae,Scolopostethus,Scolopostethus thomsoni,Seed Bug,nl: Thomsons zaagpoot Click/tap to enlarge

Scolopostethus thomsoni - Male

Right antenna aberrative

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Weird. Did it look like an injury or more like it was just deformed? Posted 5 years ago
    1. View Pudding4brains's profile
      Pudding4brains
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      It happens quite a lot in various ways, mostly I think the antenna get's damaged in one of the nymphal stages and then the adult antenna winds up having three segments and/or being mal-formed in other ways (such as here). The female below has one three-segmented antenna, but not so "warped":
      Scolopostethus affinis - Female Left antenna aberrative (3 segments only) Geotagged,Hemiptera,Heteroptera,Jane's garden,Lygaeidae,Netherlands,Rhyparochromidae,Rhyparochrominae,Scolopostethus,Scolopostethus affinis,Seed Bug,nl: Kortvleugelige zaagpoot
       Posted 5 years ago, modified 5 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        Makes sense! Interesting though. Posted 5 years ago

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The Scolopostethus thomsoni

''Scolopostethus thomsoni'' is a species of dirt-colored seed bug in the family Rhyparochromidae. It is found in Africa, Europe & Northern Asia, and North America.

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