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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Elateroidea » Click Beetles (Elateridae) » Agrypninae » Pseudomelanactini » Lanelater » Lanelater hayekae
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8W42 - Lanelater hayekae
Copyright © 2014 Iustin Cret

8W42 - Lanelater hayekae
Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, USA
August 12, 2014
Size: 26 mm
Attracted to light

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Contributed by Iustin Cret on 4 October, 2014 - 5:37pm
Last updated 13 October, 2014 - 2:00pm

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ID confirmed by examination of voucher specimen. Interesting, the major external character used by Spilman (1985), which is the length of the pronotal carinae, is not consistent with this specimen. However the specimen is a male and examination of the genitalia shows it is hayekae. Also, the specimen has a carinate tibia I which also supports hayekae, as does the distribution in SE Texas.

Moved from Lanelater.
… Blaine Mathison, 13 October, 2014 - 2:00pm login or register to post comments

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Interesting; according to Spilman (1985), L. hayekae is the only species in this part of TX (eastern TX and OK). However, the dorsal pronotal carinae are not long enough for this species. I have two specimens from OK that are similar.

Based on the pronotal carinae, this should be either L. schottii (AZ to southwestern TX) or L. sallei (not recorded west of New Orleans, LA).

Personally, I don't see why all three cant be found in southern TX so if I get to see the specimen and it's a male, maybe the genitalia will reveal something.

Moved from Click Beetles.
… Blaine Mathison, 4 October, 2014 - 7:14pm login or register to post comments

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