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Scymnus? - Rhyzobius forestieri
Copyright © 2015 Arthur Scott Macmillan

Scymnus? - Rhyzobius forestieri
Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
April 28, 2015
Size: ~3mm
I've seen them waxy, but not so fuzzy!

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Scymnus? - Rhyzobius forestieri Scymnus? - Rhyzobius forestieri
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Contributed by Arthur Scott Macmillan on 4 May, 2015 - 4:12pm
Last updated 3 February, 2016 - 6:16pm

Moved
Moved from pronotum entirely black.
… Mike Quinn, 3 February, 2016 - 6:16pm login or register to post comments

I would suggest Rhyzobius forestieri
the different hair lengths are visible, and it has the roughly X-shaped dark area at the basal third of the elytra which should be diagnostic to that group.
… James Bailey, 3 February, 2016 - 5:36pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Scymnus.
… Mike Quinn, 23 August, 2015 - 2:23pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Lady Beetles.
… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 19 May, 2015 - 6:13pm login or register to post comments

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