Unknown Beetle - Acanthoscelides

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Copyright © 2014 Susan Leach Snyder

Unknown Beetle - Acanthoscelides

Naples , Collier County, Florida, USA
March 22, 2014
Size: ~ 1mm

This tiny beetle was balanced on the pistil of this unidentified yellow flower that was growing in an oak/rosemary scrub.

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Contributed by Susan Leach Snyder on 9 December, 2014 - 1:51pm
Last updated 10 December, 2014 - 12:45pm

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… v belov, 10 December, 2014 - 12:45pm

Acanthoscelides, i suspect

can't tell which one [16 spp. in FL] but the metatibia looks quite distinctive -- you can try to figure it out using(1)
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how was the size data obtained?
please keep in mind that putting estimates [rather than measured data] in the size field may really hurt your chances for a reliable ID

… v belov, 9 December, 2014 - 2:22pm

Thanks!

Thanks for the genus ID. I'll do a bit of research and see if I can figure out the species.

… Susan Leach Snyder, 9 December, 2014 - 5:00pm

Measurement

The beetle left when I tried to measure its length, so I used a metric ruler to measure the width of the pistil of the flower it had been balanced on. The top of the pistil was about 1 mm wide .

… Susan Leach Snyder, 9 December, 2014 - 3:26pm

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