Melanotus - Melanotus depressus

Moved

Moved from Melanotus morosus.

Thanks! Sorry about that temporary brain-fart! :)

… Blaine Mathison, 27 November, 2011 - 5:02pm

Moved

Moved from Melanotus testaceus.

Darker than most morosus I have seen, but the genitilia are more like morosus than depressus and the mandibular pit is larger and rounder.

… Blaine Mathison, 16 November, 2011 - 6:02pm

thks

for the correction!

… Brad Barnd, 16 November, 2011 - 6:13pm

hey Brad...

I may have goofed on this one. I am IDing a batch also from Hancock Co. that are all clearly depressus. I think I got the characters right, just 'picked' the wrong one. Since I have already sent the specimen back, can you please image the genitilia on this one, preferably straight on dorsal or ventral shot? I need to see the shape of the parameres. Thanks.

Mel. morosus and depressus are different from others but similiar to each other. Characters (outside of genitilia) are size of pronotal punctures, size of mandibular pit and a couple other fluid characters that are not as reliable as the genitilia.

… Blaine Mathison, 27 November, 2011 - 11:28am

sure

Added image. Will get the other up too.

… Brad Barnd, 27 November, 2011 - 5:00pm

Thanks for posting

I recently collected this guy in FL but haven't gotten around to imaging it yet!! :)

… Blaine Mathison, 8 July, 2011 - 7:10pm

I'll be sending it for confirmation

but I think I got it right.

… Brad Barnd, 8 July, 2011 - 7:12pm