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Coleoptera 28
Copyright © 2016 Derek Uhey

Coleoptera 28
Little Mountain, Southwestern Experimental Garden Array site, North Rim of Grand Canyon, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
August 6, 2015
Pit trapped in meadow in Ponderosa life zone

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Contributed by Derek Uhey on 13 October, 2016 - 2:11pm
Last updated 20 December, 2016 - 12:49pm

Specimen still around?
A very close shot of the underside of the head would answer a few questions.

First we want to be sure it is Scymninae, and not Coccidulinae (as in Exoplectra). Coccidulinae have much longer antennae and the final segment of palpus is more triangular. If it is Scyminae (which I suspect it is), we want to look at the shape of the prosternum to distinguish Scymnus from Stethorus.
… James Bailey, 17 October, 2017 - 5:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Hi James!
Yes I still have the specimen. I will image it as soon as our camera system is back up (having technical difficulties at the moment). Thanks for the input, it will be great to get and ID on this one
… Derek Uhey, 2 November, 2017 - 12:00pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… v belov, 20 December, 2016 - 12:49pm login or register to post comments

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