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Chilocorus stigma
Copyright © 2008 Graham Montgomery

Chilocorus stigma
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
May 25, 2008

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Contributed by Graham Montgomery on 25 May, 2008 - 4:53pm

or C. cacti?
Did you see the underside of this beetle? Unless it had a red abdomen and black thorax, it can't safely be ID'd as C. stigma in Texas. While Gordon's 1985 map shows C. cacti's Texas range being limited to the southern part of the state, BG has a C. cacti from Oklahoma (confirmed by ventral photo showing red thorax and abdomen). I don't think C. stigma and C. cacti are separable solely by range in Texas; a photo or description of the venter is necessary.
… Abigail M. Parker, 10 October, 2009 - 11:56am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
No, I didn't see the underside. I'll be sure to check next time I see one of these. Thank you for pointing that out to me; I will move it to the genus page for now.
… Graham Montgomery, 18 October, 2009 - 4:39pm login or register to post comments

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