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Lopaphus perakensis (PSG 37)

   The nymphs have a faint brown stripe that runs down the center of their light-green backs.  The final molt produces shocking changes in the male, which has thin green legs.  Both male and female have long antennae.  The female has an alternating gray/brown striping-pattern on the ventral surface of the abdomen.  Her mouth is also reddish, and there are 2 black marks on the lower dorsal-abdomen. 

Mature pair

Mature female

 Mature female

Closer shot, showing green legs of mature female

Is this the abdomen of a female?

2nd instar

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