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X. lugens - Xylophagus lugens
Copyright © 2007 Joe, Entomologist (in training)

X. lugens - Xylophagus lugens
Ames, Story County, Iowa, USA
April 1, 2007
Size: 10 mm
I have verified that this is Xylophagus lugens... somebody please make a page for this...

Here's the key to Neartic species... this might be good to add to the Xylophagus Info page:

1a. Pedicel < 3X length of scape (2)
1b. Pedicel > 3X length of Scape (5)
2a. Frons/Occiput enitrely pruinose (3)
2b. Glossy band dorsal of antennae (4)
3a. Metacoxa w/ anteromedial tubercle; Northeast (X. nitidis)
3b. Metacoxa w/o anteromedial tubercle; West Coast to Alaska (X. gracilis)
4a. Sternopleuron/Hypopleuron glossy; Eastern (X. lugens)
4b. Sternopleuron/Hypopleuron w/ pruinosity; Widespread (X. cinctus)
5a. Frons/Occiput glossy; Boreal/Northeast/Colorado (X. fulgidus)
5b. Frons pruinose (6)
6a. Pedicel 1.5X ocellar distance; Eastern (X. reflectens)
6b. Pedicel < 1.5X ocellar distance; West Coast (X. decorus)

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Contributed by Joe, Entomologist (in training) on 2 April, 2007 - 9:38pm
Last updated 18 November, 2009 - 11:05pm

Moved
Moved from Xylophagus.
… Keith Bayless, 4 April, 2007 - 10:16pm

there's some kind of bug that
there's some kind of bug that isn't allowing be to add

1b. Pedicel >3X length of Scape (5)

to the key
… Joe, Entomologist (in training), 2 April, 2007 - 9:48pm

 
Space
your angle brackets to prevent bug.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 2 April, 2007 - 10:02pm

 
Interesting. Thanks for clear
Interesting. Thanks for clearing that up
… Joe, Entomologist (in training), 2 April, 2007 - 10:06pm

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