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Chalcolepidius apacheanus ? - Chalcolepidius apachianus
Copyright © 2005 Joyce Gross

Chalcolepidius apacheanus ? - Chalcolepidius apachianus
Zion National Park, Washington County, Utah, USA
September 15, 2005
Size: 35 mm
Looked this up at Essig. Was told that the Elaterids need to be gone over by an expert ... but if the ones they have are ID'd correctly, this is Chalcolepidius apacheanus. The amount of white on the elytra and the pronotum made it different from other Chalcolepidius species in the collection. Also the shininess and smoothness of the elytra was different from other Chalcolepidius species.

The Chalcolepidius apacheanus specimens were from Arizona and Mexico. I haven't found definite evidence that Chalcolepidius apacheanus occurs in southern Utah.

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Contributed by Joyce Gross on 6 November, 2005 - 1:10am
Last updated 2 February, 2009 - 4:27pm

Moved
Moved from Chalcolepidius.
… margarethe brummermann, 2 February, 2009 - 4:27pm login or register to post comments

I would agree with Chalcolepi
I would agree with Chalcolepidius apacheanus Casey, 1891. The amount of black on the pronotum and the thin white margin of the elytra both point to this species.
… Dennis Haines, 2 February, 2009 - 4:13pm login or register to post comments

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