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Platydema ruficornis
Photo#50499
Copyright © 2006
Jim McClarin
Matt-finish darkling beetle -
Platydema ruficornis
Hudson, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
May 2, 2006
Size: about 4.5 mm
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Contributed by
Jim McClarin
on 3 May, 2006 - 8:23pm
Last updated 5 April, 2011 - 11:24am
Moved
Moved from
Platydema
.
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Jim McClarin
, 29 December, 2006 - 9:51pm
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Platydema ruficorne
Finally checked your specimens out, and they are P. ruficorne. Antennae all red, body dorsum all dark brown with a matt surface.
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Donald S. Chandler
, 29 December, 2006 - 9:16pm
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Super!
Thanks for examining them, Don.
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Jim McClarin
, 29 December, 2006 - 9:49pm
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Tenebrionidae: Platydema sp.
A Platydema.
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Donald S. Chandler
, 4 May, 2006 - 7:48am
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I'll guess P. flavipes
If it is, my pix are a great deal better than
University of Florida's
, which is surprising since they generally have very fine photos on their site. P. flavipes is listed for New Hampshire on UNH checklist.
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Jim McClarin
, 4 May, 2006 - 5:10pm
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My guess
based on the Florida images would be P. ruficorne, in which case they look pretty similar, and this species is also known from NH. I suppose someone could trek to the collection to settle it (who?). There are two groups each with a number of species, the shiny, larger, more elongate ones; and the shorter, more oval, dull ones (and then the one with red spots - no problem). Having the specimens in hand is really preferred to pursue species-level id's within these groups.
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Donald S. Chandler
, 7 May, 2006 - 7:20pm
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I'll send you a couple.
I got another today in a nook in a shelf fungus growing on birch.
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Jim McClarin
, 7 May, 2006 - 8:01pm
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