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Dacerla
Photo#1160381
Copyright © 2015
Judy Gallagher
Ant-mimic Plant Bug - Dacerla? -
Dacerla
near Yuba Pass, Sierra County, California, USA
June 22, 2015
Contributed by
Judy Gallagher
on 29 October, 2015 - 10:25am
Last updated 23 June, 2016 - 5:41pm
Northern CA station here suggests species D. mediospinosa
...per the treatment in
Carvalho & Usinger(1957)
.
In addition, presuming this is an adult, the relatively short hemelytra...and lack of sutures (i.e. "grooves" or "veins") separating clavus, corium, cuneus, and membrane...also indicates
D. mediospinosa
.
According to Carvalho & Usinger(1957) the other CA species,
D. alata
, is only known from southern California (e.g. San Gabriel, San Bernardino, and San Jacinto Mnts) and it has:
"Hind wings and hemelytra complete, reaching about to tip of abdomen. Claval, emboliar and cuneal sutures distinct."
So, again, assuming this is an adult and we are seeing true hemelytra here, this would be
D. mediospinosa
.
For more info and links to references see post below:
I also added links to other references to the
D. mediospinosa
info page
.
…
Aaron Schusteff
, 16 October, 2019 - 4:56am
ID confirmed by M.D. Schwartz
thanks for the great addition, Judy!
Moved from
Plant Bugs
.
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v belov
, 23 June, 2016 - 5:41pm
Moved
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 29 October, 2015 - 4:44pm