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Elaterid found among swarming ants in mixed conifer forest, living in fallen Ponderosa trunk - Lacon
Copyright © 2015 margarethe brummermann

Elaterid found among swarming ants in mixed conifer forest, living in fallen Ponderosa trunk - Lacon
Hanagan's Meadow, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
March 30, 2015
the worker ants were rather aggressive towards me but the beetle crawled among them unmolested
Contributed by margarethe brummermann on 1 June, 2015 - 9:44pm
Last updated 23 December, 2017 - 6:35pm

Moved, see my comments below
Moved from Lacon pyrsolepis.
… Blaine Mathison, 23 December, 2017 - 6:35pm

Moved
Moved from Lacon.
… margarethe brummermann, 6 June, 2015 - 11:35am

P.J. Johnson
says Looks more like L. pyrsolepis.
… margarethe brummermann, 6 June, 2015 - 11:34am

 
you cannot separate rorulentus and pyrsolepis...
without examining the underside of the thorax!
… Blaine Mathison, 23 December, 2017 - 6:33pm

Moved
...could be pyrsolepis or rorulentus, but need to see tarsal grooves on the hypomeron to separate them.

Moved from ID Request.
… Blaine Mathison, 2 June, 2015 - 4:46am

 
I'll take more pictures, but that detail
may not come out. Can you please tell me what to look for under the scope? Thanks, Blaine
… margarethe brummermann, 2 June, 2015 - 8:28am

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