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Megalopsallus sparsus - female
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Megalopsallus sparsus - Female
Yuma, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
December 8, 2017
Size: 1.8 mm to end of abdomen
Coordinates: 32.6560, -114.6151
Swept up in large numbers from Atriplex canescens (four-wing saltbush)
col. and det. as Megalopsallus sparsus (Van Duzee) by J. T. Botz, based on det. of other specimens from the series by Dr. T. Henry.

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Contributed by Jason Botz on 19 December, 2017 - 5:32pm

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