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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Longhorn and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae) » Skeletonizing Leaf Beetles and Flea Beetles (Galerucinae) » Flea Beetles (Alticini) » Phyllotreta
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Scirtes? - Phyllotreta
Copyright © 2015 Will Chatfield-Taylor

Scirtes? - Phyllotreta
Middle Spring, Cimmaron National Grassland, Morton County, Kansas, USA
October 15, 2015
Size: 1.5mm
I think this is Scirtes. Came to UV light.
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Contributed by Will Chatfield-Taylor on 19 October, 2015 - 2:53pm
Last updated 6 April, 2017 - 12:59am

Moved
Moved from Flea Beetles.
… Boris Büche, 6 April, 2017 - 12:59am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… Brad Barnd, 29 December, 2015 - 5:20pm login or register to post comments

Moved for Expert Review
Moved from ID Request.
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 10 November, 2015 - 10:45pm login or register to post comments

Pseudotetramerous tarsi
The tarsi are pseudotetramerous, I'd say that's a strong vote for Chrysomelidae.
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 24 October, 2015 - 8:31am login or register to post comments

looks more like a flea beetle
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… Skip Blanchard, 21 October, 2015 - 7:14am login or register to post comments

 
At 1.5mm?
At 1.5mm?
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 21 October, 2015 - 9:44am login or register to post comments

 
Good point. On the other hand, some Longitarsus,
for example, look like this
http://bugguide.net/images/raw/VRM/QCR/VRMQCR7QARFKARYKTR0QCRQQNR80DQYKWRRQ3QI0CQ60R0XQYRIQDR60TR60R00QORJKTQE0TR0Q3R.jpg,
and some are at least as small as 1.8 mm.
I guess we wait for someone else to educate us.
… Skip Blanchard, 21 October, 2015 - 8:43pm login or register to post comments

 
That does look closer than Sc
That does look closer than Scirtes. Wish V was around. I'll leave it in ID request a bit longer then move it to beetles until a confirmation comes through. It was right next to the remnants of a spring, which made me think Scirtidae too, so that was biasing me a bit. I thought flea beetle at first when I looked at it under a scope, but dismissed it because of the size.
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 24 October, 2015 - 8:26am login or register to post comments

 
Oops! See the better attempt above.
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… Skip Blanchard, 21 October, 2015 - 8:42pm login or register to post comments

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