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Lateral Lady Beetle (Hyperaspis lateralis)
Photo#1152804
Copyright © 2015
Glenn A. Salsbury
unknown lady beetle -
Hyperaspis lateralis
Clark State Lake, Clark County, Kansas, USA
July 25, 2015
Size: 3.5 mm
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Contributed by
Glenn A. Salsbury
on 9 October, 2015 - 10:37pm
Last updated 31 March, 2016 - 1:57pm
Moved, Hyperaspis lateralis
Moved from
Lady Beetles
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Blaine Mathison
, 5 February, 2016 - 2:14pm
Please look at Hyperaspis lateralis
I don't believe any other species can resemble this. I was hesitant to call it at first, but now that I've finished my Hyperaspis key and no other alternatives have shown up, I'm far more confident. This is not a well known species in the central or eastern states, though it is widespread in the west.
It matches Gordon fig. D as per
http://www.discoverlife.org/20/q?see=I_JEL1285&res=md
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James Bailey
, 27 October, 2015 - 10:16pm
I agree
I have Gordon's book and agree that it is lateralis. Thank you for your effort to identify the species.
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Glenn A. Salsbury
, 28 October, 2015 - 12:40am
Hyperaspis
Probably something the section I bigeminata group, recalls forms of lateralis but out of range.
If you have the specimen you can run it through the key in Gordon 1985.
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James Bailey
, 11 October, 2015 - 8:29pm
Thank you
Thank you for getting the genus name. It will have to stay as Hyperaspis for now as I only have the one specimen and do not want to take a chance on destroying it by trying to dissect it.
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Glenn A. Salsbury
, 11 October, 2015 - 10:42pm
Probably not necessary
Counting the antennal segments will help though.
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James Bailey
, 11 October, 2015 - 10:44pm
Moved for Expert Review
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ID Request
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Robert Lord Zimlich
, 11 October, 2015 - 7:32am