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Fancy Bolbocerine - Bolbocerosoma farctum - female
Copyright © 2006 Cotinis

Fancy Bolbocerine - Bolbocerosoma farctum - Female
Snowhill Road north of Cabin Branch Creek, Treyburn area, Durham County, North Carolina, USA
September 8, 2006
Size: 14 mm
Arrow indicates the canthus, a structure dividing the eye in many members of this family (see comments).

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Fancy Bolbocerine - Bolbocerosoma farctum - female Fancy Bolbocerine - Bolbocerosoma farctum - female
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Contributed by Cotinis on 11 September, 2006 - 12:59pm
Last updated 13 September, 2006 - 10:27am

careful
"Arrow indicates the canthus, a structure dividing the eye in this family." This is NOT true for all members of this Family; e.g. Eucanthus, Bradycinetulus, etc
… Phillip Harpootlian, 13 September, 2006 - 9:37am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, will correct
Thanks, I'll go back to your work (1) and correct that--I must have misread it. I was going to try to do a partial key for the family, or at least work in some thumbnails to the identification sections, but probably won't get to that for a while. I have some other shots of the anatomy, and I'm sure you'll see them when I get around to posting them.
… Cotinis, 13 September, 2006 - 10:26am login or register to post comments

 
no worries
I've added an manufactured image for distinguishing the subfamilies.
… Phillip Harpootlian, 13 September, 2006 - 10:51am login or register to post comments

 
Excellent!
I like it!
… Cotinis, 13 September, 2006 - 11:43am login or register to post comments

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