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Tetrix 7.4.09 01a - Tetrix ornata
Copyright © 2009 Karl Volkman

Tetrix 7.4.09 01a - Tetrix ornata
Empire Lakes, Ferry County, Washington, USA
July 4, 2009
Size: ~1inch at largest
A tiny orthopteran, Tetrix?, found on a stump in the wetlands fringe of the lakes

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Tetrix 7.4.09 01a - Tetrix ornata Tetrix 7.4.09 01b - Tetrix ornata
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Contributed by Karl Volkman on 5 July, 2009 - 1:28am
Last updated 17 July, 2009 - 9:58am

Moved
Moved from Tetrix.
… Karl Volkman, 17 July, 2009 - 9:58am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Tetrix subulata for now, I will see if I can find more individuals.
… Karl Volkman, 16 July, 2009 - 5:56pm login or register to post comments

gut reaction -
legs too fat and body too chunky to be T. subulata. I believe it is a female Tetrix ornata.
… David J. Ferguson, 16 July, 2009 - 5:53pm login or register to post comments

 
no argument
I guess I was looking for a bit of a protrusion on the front edge of the pronotum in the other image. Now that I look again, that front edge doesn't really look angular enough for subulata.
… James Miskelly, 17 July, 2009 - 9:14am login or register to post comments

Definitely Tetrix
Looks to me like T. subulata, which would be the most expected of three possible species.
… James Miskelly, 6 July, 2009 - 10:24am login or register to post comments

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