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soldier beetle - Trypherus
Copyright © 2017 Steve Scholnick

soldier beetle - Trypherus
North Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
June 21, 2017
Trypherus but which one? Using the Pelletier and Hebert key (1) suggests it’s T. latipennis and not T. frisoni (“transverse” pronotum, 1.17x as wide as it is long). However, the guide says there are 5 North American species in this genus and I can’t find any info on the other 3.
Thanks in advance

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Contributed by Steve Scholnick on 24 June, 2017 - 9:45pm

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probably correct id
i wish someone took it upon himself to dive deep into this family and figure out what is really going on, species-wise

Moved from Beetles.
… v belov, 24 June, 2017 - 9:54pm login or register to post comments

 
Can't find anything
on this genus. A Google search turns up only the Canadian paper and that covers only 2 species. The Brancucci revision paper isn't available on line
… Steve Scholnick, 24 June, 2017 - 10:39pm login or register to post comments

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