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Male Collops - Collops vittatus - male
Copyright © 2015 Aaron Schusteff

Male Collops - Collops vittatus - Male
Near Barnwell, eastern New York Mountains, Mojave National Preserve, San Bernardino County, California, USA
August 2, 2015
This male keys clearly in Horn(1870) and Fall(1912) to a terminal couplet choice between C. vittatus and C. marginellus.

The large size of the black pronotal maculation...with its two smaller, confluent, lateral satellite spots...makes the choice tricky. But the shape of the basal antennal segment (slightly longer than wide, and not at all sub-ovate) makes it seem like C. vittatus is the better fit.

The photos in this post were taken at the same site and hour-long stop as the female below...see the detailed remarks there for more info on identification here:

   

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Contributed by Aaron Schusteff on 8 September, 2015 - 1:36am
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