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Megaphorus - male - female
Copyright © 2007 Jeff Hollenbeck

Megaphorus - Male Female
St. Lucie County, Florida, USA
June 2, 2007
Size: Female ~15mm
Can you get this to species, Herschel or Ed?

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Contributed by Jeff Hollenbeck on 7 June, 2007 - 12:16am
Last updated 12 March, 2008 - 6:32pm

Megas
Only three in Florida. This is most likely M laphroides, just a bit larger than M minutus.
… Herschel Raney, 11 June, 2007 - 4:13pm login or register to post comments

robber
i wish i could... but i am afraid i have almost no species level keys for robbers. very nice series, in fact very nice batch of pictures. i will see what i can find.
… edward trammel, 9 June, 2007 - 3:41am login or register to post comments

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