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Griburius larvatus
Photo#13430
Copyright © 2005
Tony DiTerlizzi
Leaf Beetle -
Griburius larvatus
Frenchman's Forest Natural Area, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
June 18, 2004
It looks to be a species Cylindrical Leaf Beetle.
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Contributed by
Tony DiTerlizzi
on 23 March, 2005 - 7:24am
Last updated 1 July, 2009 - 4:33pm
Moved
Moved from
Griburius
.
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Lynette Elliott
, 3 September, 2008 - 10:15am
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Griburius larvatus.
Griburius larvatus.
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John Randall Watts
, 3 September, 2008 - 10:12am
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I agree..
it does look like Cryptocephalinae. I googled for a while and couldn't find one of matching pattern.
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Lynette Elliott
, 23 March, 2005 - 12:58pm
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I'll check references..., plant?
I'll check Dillon and Leaf beetles of Alabama.
Beetles of Florida
lists a bunch in that subfamily. Any idea on the plant? (Photo from further back.) That could be helpful.
Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina
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Cotinis
, 24 March, 2005 - 10:53am
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Plant...
I can get you another shot with more of the plant, no prob. However, it may not help much as these little dudes where buzzing around everywhere, I shot them on a variety of flora...
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Tony DiTerlizzi
, 24 March, 2005 - 2:19pm
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reference check--no further leads
I looked at that subfamily in Dillon
(
1
)
and in Leaf Beetles of Alabama.
(
2
)
I don't see any illustrations that are close in pattern, which is no big surprise, given the large number of species and the variability in pattern. The keys in Leaf Beetles
(
2
)
are very technical, and would require close examination of the clawas and ventral surface.
Part of Dillon's key (p. 671) says "pronotum no margined at base, sides crenulate" --->
Cryptocephalus
. That fits this photo, but I'm not looking at the whole key, and there are likely to be many southern species not listed in that reference.
Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina
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Cotinis
, 25 March, 2005 - 4:36am
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Griburius sp.
Hey Pat,
Check the first color plate of "American Beetles Volume 1"
(
1
)
, it looks a lot like this fella. A quick surf also found
this image
...I think I am finally getting somewhere:)
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Tony DiTerlizzi
, 25 August, 2005 - 8:29pm
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More...
Okay, the
"Distributional Checklist of the Beetles of Florida"
lists only 2
Griburius
species with
G. larvatus
as endemic to Florida. I bet that's our critter...
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Tony DiTerlizzi
, 25 August, 2005 - 8:37pm
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Totally off subject here...
just read Ted and Jimmy....Moon Pie Adventure...read the first three of the Spiderwick Chronicles last Sat. while I ate an entire bag of chocolates :) (it was a great day) Anyway...love them all!
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Lynette Elliott
, 25 August, 2005 - 9:18pm
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Aww shucks!
Thanks Lynette:)
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Tony DiTerlizzi
, 26 August, 2005 - 9:20am
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