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Gray & Pink Blister Beetle - Epicauta
Copyright © 2007 Robert L. Pearson

Gray & Pink Blister Beetle - Epicauta
Skull Valley, (WSW of Prescott 10 miles), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
June 3, 2007
Found on floor carpeting in house.

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Contributed by Robert L. Pearson on 2 December, 2007 - 11:15pm
Last updated 3 December, 2007 - 3:19pm

No Longhorn
due to the tarsal formula (4-4-4), here clearly heteromerous (5-5-4).
The behavior and some characters remind me of some Meloidae, but I don't know a beetle like that.
… Francesco Vitali, 3 December, 2007 - 7:33am login or register to post comments

 
The INFO page
here talks about how to tell Lytta from Epicauta, which may help.
… john and jane balaban, 3 December, 2007 - 9:27am login or register to post comments

 
Antenna ?
The antenna doesn't seem to match either Lytta or Epicauta. OK! BGN #18572 2005 by Lewallen does match and comments re antenna difference!

Thanks J&J for helping lead me to the right critter! Epicauta.
… Robert L. Pearson, 3 December, 2007 - 11:19am login or register to post comments

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