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Blister Beetle - Megetra punctata - female
Copyright © 2008 margarethe brummermann

Blister Beetle - Megetra punctata - Female
Portal, Chiricahuas, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
August 12, 2008
Size: ca 20mm
Contributed by margarethe brummermann on 16 August, 2008 - 8:16pm
Last updated 14 September, 2008 - 5:39pm

Moved
Moved from Megetra.
Clearly punctata; I also compared with specimens at UC Riverside.
… Hartmut Wisch, 14 September, 2008 - 5:39pm

 
Thank you!
… margarethe brummermann, 14 September, 2008 - 6:12pm

Your beetle, Margarethe,
is most likely M. punctata (Elytra coarsely punctate, rather than reticulate, & rounded from top to side). Please see the new INFO page on this species, though its a work in progress.
I'll give you an update in a couple of days. Meanwhile, can you find some more?
… Hartmut Wisch, 11 September, 2008 - 12:30am

 
I did'nt even collect
this one - she looked so pregnant. Portal is a great place - a paradise for naturalists, but not exactly close to where I live in Tucson. The beetles seem to be even more common in New Mexico. So maybe next year. Thank you for the ID.
… margarethe brummermann, 11 September, 2008 - 8:59am

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