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Buprestidae - Dicerca obscura
Copyright © 2017 Chris Hartley

Buprestidae - Dicerca obscura
Chesterfield, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA
October 20, 2016
This may be Dicerca asperata. I ran it through the key, and it seems to work out here. It has the transverse callus on the head, which should eliminate D. lepida, and while I'm having a difficult time interpreting whether the front of the head is flat or not, it looks mostly flat on this beetle, and also D. spreta should be more southern than I am.
Thanks in advance.

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Contributed by Chris Hartley on 26 May, 2017 - 3:20pm
Last updated 28 June, 2017 - 4:44pm

Moved
Moved from Dicerca.
… Joshua P. Basham, 28 June, 2017 - 4:44pm

 
Thanks!
If you don't mind taking a moment, what are the distinguishing characters of this species? I appreciate the ID!
… Chris Hartley, 28 June, 2017 - 5:06pm

Moved for expert review to Dicerca
Moved from ID Request.
… Blaine Mathison, 26 May, 2017 - 7:34pm

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