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Unknown species in Box Elder County Utah - Arocatus melanocephalus
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Unknown species in Box Elder County Utah - Arocatus melanocephalus
Bear River City, Box Elder County, Utah, USA
October 9, 2014
Size: 7-10mm

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Unknown species in Box Elder County Utah - Arocatus melanocephalus Unknown species in Box Elder County Utah - Arocatus melanocephalus
Contributed by rsessions59 on 9 October, 2014 - 3:55pm
Last updated 18 November, 2014 - 10:13pm

first found in N. America in 2012, in Utah just months ago...
see Davis (2014)

Moved from True Bugs.
… v belov, 18 November, 2014 - 10:13pm

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.

Rhyparochromidae? Seems as though it should be, but I'm not seeing anything like it in the Guide. I'll be interested in seeing where this one lands.

Thanks for posting--and welcome to BugGuide!
… Ken Wolgemuth, 9 October, 2014 - 8:18pm

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