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Psellidotus defecta - Psellidotus defectus - female

Psellidotus defecta - Psellidotus defectus - Female
Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
May 28, 2011
Size: 8.2 mm
Psellidotus defecta (James), keyed using (1). Taken in yellow pan trap between 27.V and 29.V.2011

Very similar to P. johnsoni and P. hieroglyphica, but has a proportionally shorter scutellum and the vein M3 is mostly obsolete.

The last three abdominal segments, normally retracted, are exerted in this specimen. The above size does not include these segments.

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