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Didion punctatum
Photo#204056
Copyright © 2008
Graham Montgomery
Histerid? -
Didion punctatum
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
July 20, 2008
Size: ~2 mm
Try as I might, I couldn't get a good photo. Found in some leaf litter as Jeff suggested here:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/203765
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Not exactly one of the the high quality photos he was looking for, but it's interesting nonetheless.
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Contributed by
Graham Montgomery
on 20 July, 2008 - 8:33pm
Last updated 21 March, 2012 - 9:52am
Moved
Didion punctatum
(Melsheimer)
Det. E. G. Riley, 2012
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Mike Quinn
, 21 March, 2012 - 9:52am
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glad someone looked at it!
I still think it looks like it has too many tarsal segments but the photo quality doesn't allow an accurate count.
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Abigail Parker
, 21 March, 2012 - 10:48am
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Wide-ranging Melsheimer bug
Kinda surprising no one else has shot it...
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Mike Quinn
, 21 March, 2012 - 3:09pm
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Wonder if it is related to Tritoma??
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john and jane balaban
, 20 March, 2012 - 4:55pm
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Moved
Moved from
Dusky Lady Beetles
.
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Abigail Parker
, 20 March, 2012 - 2:38pm
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scymnine or not?
The antennae seem too long and robust - Scymninae species usually have narrow, thread-like antenna. In this photo, the shape appears squared-off towards the rear, not rounded and oval.
It's hard to tell from the photo, but this actually doesn't read as a coccinellid to me. I keep getting more than 3 when I try to count the tarsal segments in the hind leg, too - I adjusted contrast and sharpness in Photoshop to heighten the outlines, and there seem to be at least 4. Coccinellids have a 3-3-3 tarsal formula.
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Abigail Parker
, 11 October, 2009 - 9:29pm
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Moved
Moved from
Ladybird Beetles
.
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Mike Quinn
, 31 March, 2009 - 9:14am
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Moved
Moved from
Beetles
.
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Graham Montgomery
, 30 July, 2008 - 8:54pm
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Coccinellid
Scymnini tribe.
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Boris Büche
, 21 July, 2008 - 8:31am
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Thanks
for the correction, Boris.
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Graham Montgomery
, 30 July, 2008 - 8:52pm
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other photos?
any other images of this beetle? There don't seem to be too many with all black pronotum and this elytra coloration. Any head / tail shots might be helpful too.
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Tim Moyer
, 2 April, 2009 - 10:17pm
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