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Scolops mystery - Scolops
Copyright © 2016 James Bailey

Scolops mystery - Scolops
south side of Thomas Mountain, Riverside County, California, USA
September 24, 2016
This seems to be either pallidus or californicus but currently there is a lack of concise information. The original type description of californicus states it is (compared to pallidus) "smaller, darker, [and] distinctly spotted".

However this does not match specimen photos of the species here: http://d2vsp3qmody48p.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/SCOLOPS-14.gif

and here:
http://d2vsp3qmody48p.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/SCOLOPS-11.gif

which are clearly more cream than dark. Several bugguide images identified as pallidus are quite darkly patterned (adults, not the nymphs).

On bugguide the photos put to S. californicus it is mentioned "black stripes on head projection [were] important", but I see this in images of pallidus, californicus, and fumidus.

So...where does this guy fall?
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Contributed by James Bailey on 28 September, 2016 - 9:27pm
Last updated 3 February, 2022 - 9:03pm

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