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Mimetus notius - Mimetus - female
Copyright © 2009 Carl Kloock

Mimetus notius - Mimetus - Female
Hickory Corners, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA
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Contributed by Carl Kloock on 9 October, 2009 - 6:00pm

Hi, Carl- How are you dist
Hi, Carl-

How are you distinguishing M. notius from M. puritanus? Kaston writes that with notius the abdomen "is more generally covered with dark areas than in puritanus" and that would perhaps apply here.
… Kevin Pfeiffer, 10 October, 2009 - 1:52am login or register to post comments

 
Mimetus notius
Color is not very reliable for distinguishing M. notius from M. puritanus as far as I can tell. This was an adult female, and distinguished from puritanus based on epigynal characters. I've also collected many males (many years ago, now) which separate from puritanus better based on palpal characters. I never found any puritanus in the region, and collected fairly widely.
… Carl Kloock, 13 October, 2009 - 4:46pm login or register to post comments

 
That's good to know. Many tha
That's good to know. Many thanks!

-Kevin

P.S. I look forward to more of your images!
… Kevin Pfeiffer, 14 October, 2009 - 12:44am login or register to post comments

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