next message in archive
no next message in thread
previous message in archive
previous message in thread
Index of Subjects
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </SPAN>B3H 3A6</FONT></P> <P <html> <body> Thanks, Chris. Now I know about buffalo-tree hoppers. These are difficult to photograph since they seem to be usually on the underside of the leaf. <br> Angus<br><br> At 08:39 PM 10/5/2006, Chris M. wrote:<br> <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Hi Angus,<br><br> On 5-Oct-06, at 6:54 PM, Angus MacLean wrote:<br><br> <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">I have been admiring stink bugs in our garden for the past several months. Now I realize they can cause a lot of damage so I should be removing them (I suspect that would be not easy!).<br><br> I found this one in our house. It is the Green Stink Bug (<i>Acrosternum hilare</i>), I believe. (The similar looking Pale Margined Stink Bug (<i>Chlorochroa perimilis) </i>is different enough to be eliminated.<br><br> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/259863230/" eudora="autourl"> http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/259863230/</a></blockquote><br> A good photo and an interesting record. I'll look into this further. I have found these stink bugs and have always thought they were members of Chlorochroa but <i>Acrosternum hilare</i> is an excellent match.<br><br> <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">The more common brown/dark & tan stink bugs are intriguing as to their ability to escape spider webs. I watch them getting caught but they extricate themselves, then walk across the web to the next plant. These are quite small compared to the Green Stink Bug. Here is a photo of a dark one:<br><br> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/261752191/" eudora="autourl"> http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/261752191/</a></blockquote><br> This isn't a stink bug at all, it is one of the so-called "buffalo-treehoppers" in the Membracidae (Hompotera). These were formerly in the genus <i>Stictocephala</i> but are now placed in the genus <i>Ceresa</i>. There are four species in the Maritimes:<br><br> <i>Ceresa diceros</i> (Say)<br> <i>Ceresa alta </i>Walker <br> <i>Ceresa basalis</i> Walker<br> <i>Ceresa borealis</i> Fairmaire<br><br> And this one is either <i>Ceresa diceros</i>. See:<br><br> <a href="http://bugguide.net/node/view/32431"> http://bugguide.net/node/view/32431</a><br> <a href="http://bugguide.net/node/view/32432" eudora="autourl"> http://bugguide.net/node/view/32432</a><br><br> Or <i>Ceresa basalis</i>:<br><br> <a href="http://bugguide.net/node/view/31014/bgpage"> http://bugguide.net/node/view/31014/bgpage</a><br><br> Its hard to make out from the photograph.<br><br> Cheers,<br><br> Chris<br><br> <font face="Times, Times"> _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.<br> </font><br> <font face="Times, Times">Christopher Majka - Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History<br> </font><br> <font face="Times, Times">1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 3A6<br> </font><br> <font face="Times, Times">(902) 424-6435 Email <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca ><br> </font><br> <font face="Times, Times"> _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.<br> </font></blockquote></body> </html>
next message in archive
no next message in thread
previous message in archive
previous message in thread
Index of Subjects