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Lasiochilus pallidulus
Pale Pirate Bug
Lasiochilus pallidulus, commonly known as the Pale Pirate Bug, is a predatory true bug in the family Lasiochilidae. It is distributed across the Caribbean, Central America, and North America. The species is known to prey on eggs and early instars of Blissus insularis, a chinch bug species. Like other members of Lasiochilidae, it likely functions as a generalist predator in various terrestrial habitats.