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Photo#14270
Copyright © 2005
tom murray
Soldier Beetle -
Belotus
Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
October 22, 2004
Contributed by
tom murray
on 4 April, 2005 - 8:16am
Last updated 10 March, 2023 - 11:25am
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Boris Büche
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Unusual!
What an interesting species! I didn't realize any Cantharids had these ultra-short elytra. I went to Dillon and Dillon to see how many other Cantharids do, and only one species they picture does.
The ones species they picture is T. latipennis. Of course, Dillon and Dillon don't picture all species. They do include the eastern 2/3rds of Texas in their coverage area.
Anyhow a neat picture, thanks for posting!
--Stephen
Stephen Cresswell
Buckhannon, WV
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