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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Tenebrionoidea » Darkling Beetles (Tenebrionidae) » Tenebrioninae » Opatrini » Blapstinus » Blapstinus fortis
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Opatrini? - Blapstinus fortis
Copyright © 2015 Salvador Vitanza

Opatrini? - Blapstinus fortis
El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, USA
November 26, 2015

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Contributed by Salvador Vitanza on 26 November, 2015 - 10:44pm
Last updated 20 August, 2020 - 3:27am

Moved
Moved from Blapstinus.
… v belov, 20 August, 2020 - 3:27am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Alaetrinus.
… Salvador Vitanza, 24 December, 2019 - 9:22am login or register to post comments

I agree that it's Blapstinus
I won't go out on a limb for species, but Mr. Hart's point is exactly right: the epistomal canthus completely divides the eye in Blapstinus, and it doesn't in Alaetrinus.
… Jason Botz, 24 April, 2018 - 3:58pm login or register to post comments

Blapstinus fortis
This appears to be Blapstinus fortis, in Alaetrinus the eye is not separated by a canthus.
… Charles J. Hart, 22 April, 2018 - 3:04pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you Charles!
I just lightened up the photos hoping improve details or characters.
… Salvador Vitanza, 22 April, 2018 - 3:26pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Now that I can see the eye better, I would move it to Blapstinus fortis. The link below is to a good example of an Alaetrinus to highlight the difference in eyes.

https://bugguide.net/node/view/970705
… Charles J. Hart, 23 April, 2018 - 12:02pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Blaine Mathison, 27 November, 2015 - 6:20am login or register to post comments

 
Excellent!
Thank you Blaine for your kind attention, help, and expertise.
… Salvador Vitanza, 27 November, 2015 - 9:27am login or register to post comments

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