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Weevil - Sphenophorus minimus
Copyright © 2014 John Rosenfeld

Weevil - Sphenophorus minimus
Allison Park, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
June 24, 2014

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Contributed by John Rosenfeld on 13 July, 2014 - 10:24am
Last updated 11 April, 2016 - 2:16am

Sphenophorus minimus Hart, female
Moved from Billbugs. ID'd from specimen, now a photo-voucher. Thanks John.

A tough call between this and S. parvulus, but I think it fits S. minimus better. I didn't see any mites attached but there are two seed-like objects which may be what is stuck to its end.
… Brad Barnd, 11 April, 2016 - 2:16am login or register to post comments

can't believe this pronotum... minimus looks similar
...but not a perfect match
variability of these guys is sometimes off the charts, tho

Moved from Snout and Bark Beetles.
… v belov, 13 July, 2014 - 8:37pm login or register to post comments

 
I thought it was pretty nifty
had some sort of parasite stuck to its rear.
… John Rosenfeld, 13 July, 2014 - 9:20pm login or register to post comments

 
yeah i'm so looking forward to Brad's verdict
the parasite will likely turn out to be a phoretic mite
… v belov, 13 July, 2014 - 10:56pm login or register to post comments

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