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Melanocanthon sp - Melanocanthon vulturnus
Copyright © 2008 Will Chatfield-Taylor

Melanocanthon sp - Melanocanthon vulturnus
Wales Ridge WA, Lake Placid Scrub, Highlands County, Florida, USA
March 21, 2008
Size: 9mm
I hope these photos will be good enough for an ID to species. Found three of them rolling dung along the sand, they're really cool.

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Contributed by Will Chatfield-Taylor on 9 April, 2008 - 5:30pm
Last updated 30 October, 2023 - 2:07pm

Moved
Moved from Melanocanthon granulifer.
… Matthew Pintar, 30 October, 2023 - 2:07pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Melanocanthon.
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 15 April, 2008 - 9:57pm login or register to post comments

Florida is tough for this genus - more than one sp.
The best reference is still Woodruff (1) - worth getting a copy.
… Phillip Harpootlian, 10 April, 2008 - 3:55pm login or register to post comments

 
Genitalia
If I dissect out the genitalia of one of these, could you ID it? Or can I send you one, I have three
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 10 April, 2008 - 4:42pm login or register to post comments

 
sure
either way, but if you send make sure its a male
… Phillip Harpootlian, 10 April, 2008 - 6:58pm login or register to post comments

 
I'm putting them here till I
I'm putting them here till I have a chance to dissect the genitalia
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 10 April, 2008 - 11:15pm login or register to post comments

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