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Elaeridae - Aeolus sp. - Aeolus mellillus
Copyright © 2015 Russell Rogers

Elaeridae - Aeolus sp. - Aeolus mellillus
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
June 22, 2015
Size: 5.5 mm

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Contributed by Russell Rogers on 19 December, 2015 - 6:28am
Last updated 17 January, 2023 - 3:06pm

Moved
Moved from Aeolus.
… Blaine Mathison, 17 January, 2023 - 3:07pm login or register to post comments

Moved, sorry I can't quite decipher the scutellum in these pics
Moved from ID Request.
… Blaine Mathison, 19 December, 2015 - 6:50am login or register to post comments

 
Another view of scutellum
I added another view of the scutellum. Is that better? Do you need a more lateral view?
… Russell Rogers, 19 December, 2015 - 7:26am login or register to post comments

 
lateral better...
… Blaine Mathison, 19 December, 2015 - 7:50am login or register to post comments

 
One last shot
Okay, I added one last try at the scutellum. I tried to cast it in shadow to show more definition. If that can't clear it up, I'll submit another specimens that I collected at the same time. I might get a better view if it. As a side note, this specimen and the other Aeolus sp. that I submitted from York SC (I don't know how to link another photo here) have markedly different scutellums. The one from York has more protruding shape that you might consider to be sharply declivous while this one is more shallowly convex and not declivous. I hope that helps!
… Russell Rogers, 19 December, 2015 - 8:50am login or register to post comments

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