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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
See my note with the other image of this beetle.

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Chalcolepidius apacheanus ? - Chalcolepidius apachianus Chalcolepidius apacheanus ? - Chalcolepidius apachianus
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Contributed by Joyce Gross on 6 November, 2005 - 1:11am
Last updated 2 February, 2009 - 4:27pm

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

We seem to
have found the same species now in Patagonia,AZ. You never moved yours to species level...?
… margarethe brummermann, 22 October, 2008 - 9:55am login or register to post comments

 
hi Margarethe
I guess I was waiting for a more certain ID on that one -- it sounds from Boris' comment here that it's questionable if C. apacheanus is a valid species or if it's a variation of C. webbi. What do you think? It sounds as if this genus needs some work. On the other hand, it does seem that with the current state of knowledge (or lack of) this should be C. apacheanus.

I'm back from a long exhausting work trip to French Polynesia ... hopefully can get back to my (six-legged) bugs a bit now instead of just the computer bugs. I did learn how to snorkle, at least. That was fun.
… Joyce Gross, 1 November, 2008 - 2:24pm login or register to post comments

 
Hi Joyce
Dennis just added some descriptive info about C apachianus see under my image - Casey may have been overly eager but for now I'm moving it to the species. Maybe the genus will get a workover by geneticists soon like so many others.
… margarethe brummermann, 2 February, 2009 - 4:26pm login or register to post comments

I think youre right
This species is pretty distinctive. Congrats on a great shot of a beautiful beetle.
… Kyle Pias, 9 November, 2005 - 8:04pm login or register to post comments

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