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Conoderus similis (Schaeffer) - Conoderus similis
Copyright © 2009 Mike Quinn

Conoderus similis (Schaeffer) - Conoderus similis
Sabal Palm Sanctuary, se Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, USA
June 14, 2009
Conoderus similis (Schaeffer)
Det. E. G. Riley, 2011
(Specimen finally checked against details in original literature, ...)

ex UV trap set in central palm grove: V-29/VI-27-2009
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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 21 February, 2011 - 12:39pm
Last updated 7 March, 2011 - 12:15pm

Moved
Specimen finally checked against details in original literature, ...
… Ed Riley, 7 March, 2011 - 11:31am login or register to post comments

size?
This may just be Conoderus bellus; C. auritus is a possibility too.
… Blaine Mathison, 21 February, 2011 - 1:48pm login or register to post comments

 
don't have spmn to check size, but...
it's pretty small, not point mount... Mike
… Mike Quinn, 21 February, 2011 - 1:56pm login or register to post comments

 
Ed's not sure, but he thinks it's...
prob. Conoderus similis Schaeffer
… Mike Quinn, 21 February, 2011 - 3:51pm login or register to post comments

 
Conoderus
C. similis and C. bellus are very similar; the best way to separate them is the presence (bellus) or absence (similis) of carina near the prosternal sutures.
… Blaine Mathison, 21 February, 2011 - 8:08pm login or register to post comments

Aeolus, i suppose
… v belov, 21 February, 2011 - 12:41pm login or register to post comments

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