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Protofarsus caribicus Muona - Protofarsus caribicus
Copyright © 2010 Mike Quinn

Protofarsus caribicus Muona - Protofarsus caribicus
Sabal Palm Sanctuary, se. Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, USA
April 24, 2009
Det. Robert Otto, 2010

NEW TEXAS RECORD

coll'ed in ground-level flight intercept trap in palm forest, set: IV-24 to VI-5-2009

spmn in the TAMUIC

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Protofarsus caribicus Muona - Protofarsus caribicus Protofarsus caribicus Muona - Protofarsus caribicus
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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 22 August, 2010 - 1:44pm
Last updated 6 March, 2022 - 5:52pm

Moved
Moved from Arrhipis subacuta.
… Mike Quinn, 16 December, 2010 - 2:24pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Arrhipis.
… Chuck Entz, 22 August, 2010 - 10:13pm login or register to post comments

This eucnemid has been identified...
as Arrhipis subacuta (Guerin-Meneville). This is a NEW US RECORD for the species north of Mexico. It can be separated from any other Mexican species by the fourth antennomere being longer than wide.
… Robert Otto, 22 August, 2010 - 9:42pm login or register to post comments

 
Upon examining...
the specimens, I was incorrect with the determinations. The specimens did not match with any of the Neotropical species of Arrhipis. But, when I compared them with Protofarsus, I found these specimens are a complete match with Protofarsus caribicus Muona. One diagnostic feature to separate Protofarsus from Arrhipis is the lateral margins of the elytra. The lateral carina along the elytra is complete in Protofarsus, whereas it is not in Arrhipis.
… Robert Otto, 16 December, 2010 - 1:49pm login or register to post comments

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