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Acmaeodera ornata (Fabricius) - Acmaeodera ornata
Copyright © 2015 Mike Quinn

Acmaeodera ornata (Fabricius) - Acmaeodera ornata
4 mi E. Midway, Madison County, Texas, USA
April 20, 2014
Det. S. G. Wellso, 2015

coll'ed by T. R. Clifton

spmn in the SGWC

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Acmaeodera ornata (Fabricius) - Acmaeodera ornata Acmaeodera ornata (Fabricius) - Acmaeodera ornata
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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 16 January, 2015 - 4:52pm
Last updated 17 January, 2015 - 1:13pm

Identity
I am not going to argue with Stan's ID, as he had the advantage of working with the actual specimen. I see characters of both species. What is needed is a series of specimens from this and other localities in eastern Texas. The species limits of A. ornata and A. ornatoides are ill-defined, notably in this region, too much so to be confidently identified from a single specimen there. Barr himself did not designate as paratypes a number of specimens, even some well within the area where he had paratypical specimens.
… Richard L. Westcott, 19 January, 2015 - 11:47am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Acmaeodera ornatoides.
… Mike Quinn, 17 January, 2015 - 1:13pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Acmaeodera.
… Richard L. Westcott, 16 January, 2015 - 5:33pm login or register to post comments

 
image from NC
This looks similar to Acmaeodera ornata, except it lacks the elongated humeral mark. In some ways resembles Acmaeodera ornatoides, but I do not know if that ranges that far east.


Any ideas appreciated. (I also left this comment under an image of Acmaeodera ornatoides.)
… Cotinis, 10 April, 2021 - 12:15pm login or register to post comments

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