Nothopleurus madericus? - Mallodon dasystomus

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Moved from Macrotomini.

… margarethe brummermann, 23 July, 2009 - 9:07pm

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Moved from Nothopleurus madericus.

… margarethe brummermann, 23 July, 2009 - 9:13am

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Moved from ID Request.

… margarethe brummermann, 22 July, 2009 - 7:28pm

ummm..

This just doesn't look right to me. I'll pull the key tonight and see if we can't verify this. I'm thinking more along the lines of a fairly major male Mallodon dasystomus [some close matches in the guide] or maybe even Neomallodon arizonicus [that would even be better!]. I don't see the prominent tooth on the mandibles and too setose as well; the pronotum looks wrong as well.

… Phillip Harpootlian, 23 July, 2009 - 7:06am

I guess we need all those detail photos again

that I took last year of the others. I agree that my ID was hasty, comparing it to the other one. Too bad - there were scores of males and females, and this is the only one I took.

… margarethe brummermann, 23 July, 2009 - 9:11am

Mallodon dasystomus

You also have Neomallodon arizonicus around Tuscon - Mt. Washington, on Oak, June & July. The base of the mandibles are distinctly recessed.

… Phillip Harpootlian, 23 July, 2009 - 8:25pm

I just saw it mentioned for the Chiricahuas

in a publication Linsey, Knull and Statham from 1961 (Stenodontes, Neomallodon arizonicus in 1947, 53 and 59). But now I have to find Mt Washington (?)

… margarethe brummermann, 23 July, 2009 - 9:05pm

Mt Washington is Type locale @ 6,000 feet

according to the literature, this is fairly widespread over the SE Arizona. Map

… Phillip Harpootlian, 23 July, 2009 - 9:33pm

Thanks, I'll figure it out with this -

Duquesne is a locale I wanted to black light at anyway!

… margarethe brummermann, 24 July, 2009 - 12:21am