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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Cucujoidea » Nitidulid series » Sap-feeding Beetles (Nitidulidae) » Nitidulinae » Nitidulini » Phenolia complex » Stelidota » Strawberry Sap Beetle (Stelidota geminata)
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small beetle - Stelidota geminata
Copyright © 2005 Bill DuPree

small beetle - Stelidota geminata
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
July 21, 2005
Size: 3-4 mm
This one flew in a tight circle before landing on the leaf.
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Contributed by Bill DuPree on 22 July, 2005 - 9:17pm
Last updated 4 June, 2006 - 7:42am

Moved
I just noticed this beetle was IDed months ago but was never moved, so I moved it to its own guide page.
… Jim McClarin, 4 June, 2006 - 7:43am login or register to post comments

Hi Bill,
One of the nitidulid specialists I contacted to look at the unidentifieds in this family passed the request along to Andrew Cline, an insect systematist for the State of California. Here is his CV of 10 months ago. Presumably his PhD has been awarded by now.

At any rate, he conducted a whirlwind tour through our Nitidulidae, dropping IDs as he went. Neat!

http://www.agctr.lsu.edu/arthropodmuseum/andycline.htm
… Jim McClarin, 17 November, 2005 - 7:37pm login or register to post comments

Stelidota geminata (Say)
Stelidota geminata (Say)
… acline, 17 November, 2005 - 6:40pm login or register to post comments

Nitidulidae
no question
… Doug Yanega, 2 November, 2005 - 8:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Nitidulidae
Thanks for the help.
… Bill DuPree, 11 November, 2005 - 10:45am login or register to post comments

Nitidulidae?
This reminds me of a nitidulid, but there are other families with similar-appearing beetles.
… Eric R. Eaton, 25 July, 2005 - 5:01pm login or register to post comments

 
Nitidulidae?
Thanks for the help.
… Bill DuPree, 25 July, 2005 - 7:42pm login or register to post comments

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