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Alphitobius diaperinus/laevigatus? - Metaclisa atra
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Alphitobius diaperinus/laevigatus? - Metaclisa atra
4 mi. W. Winnsboro, Wood County, Texas, USA
June 21, 2013
Size: ~ 8.5 mm
Came to MV/UV lights. Unsure which this is, an Alphitobius diaperinus or laevigatus. I noticed the apex of the hind tibia on this one is substantially narrower than submitted diaperinus, if that makes a difference. Confirmation/correction, and further placement would be appreciated.

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Contributed by Gary Griswold on 2 July, 2015 - 4:06pm
Last updated 6 July, 2015 - 7:58pm

Haplandrus ater --det. W.E. Steiner
his comment: "Needs to be moved to another genus, a project I'm currently working on. Hap. fulvipes, the type species, is in a different subfamily! Have larvae & pupae to be described."

Moved from Darkling Beetles.
… v belov, 6 July, 2015 - 12:23pm

intrigued, not sure what it is
doesn't strike me as Alphitobius
… v belov, 2 July, 2015 - 5:24pm

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