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Neotelphusa praefixa - Hodges #1865 - Neotelphusa praefixa
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Neotelphusa praefixa - Hodges #1865 - Neotelphusa praefixa
114 Clarke Place, Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
July 11, 2017
Size: small
Attracted to blacklights. Elevation 4319'
Contributed by Robert A. Martin on 2 January, 2018 - 12:36pm
Last updated 3 May, 2018 - 2:34pm

Moved to Neotelphusa praefixa
Moved from Neotelphusa.

Matches description well except for the lack of the raised scales which I think can be attributed to the angle.
… Steve Nanz, 3 May, 2018 - 2:34pm

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