Phacepholis planitiatus (Buchanan) - Phacepholis planitiatus - BugGuide.Net

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Phacepholis planitiatus (Buchanan) - Phacepholis planitiatus

Cimarron Grasslands, Morton County, Kansas, USA
May 5, 1986
Size: 5.4 mm

I spent some time trying to figure out what is a Naupactus and what is a Phacepholis. I hope I am getting close.

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Phacepholis planitiatus (Buchanan) - Phacepholis planitiatus

Contributed by Glenn A. Salsbury on 29 January, 2015 - 1:24pm

Phacepholis circumscription...

...doesn't seem to have changed since(1)

Moved from Beetles.

… v belov, 29 January, 2015 - 1:28pm

planitiatus

Identified in 1987 by Charlie O'Obrien as this species.

… Glenn A. Salsbury, 29 January, 2015 - 1:35pm

i wasn't questioning the ID

thanks again for all the wonderful additions

… v belov, 29 January, 2015 - 1:43pm

makes me wonder...

if some of BG's Midwestern 'Naupactus' are this guy? I don't know the generic key characters off-hand

… Blaine Mathison, 29 January, 2015 - 1:29pm

i scrolled thru the Naupactus pages

none seems to be misplaced; most everything from the KS-TX region has reliable IDs

… v belov, 29 January, 2015 - 1:47pm

me too

… Blaine Mathison, 29 January, 2015 - 2:10pm

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