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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Tenebrionoidea » Darkling Beetles (Tenebrionidae) » Pimeliinae » Epitragini » Lobometopon » Lobometopon fusiforme
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Beetle - Lobometopon fusiforme
Copyright © 2007 Tom Bentley

Beetle - Lobometopon fusiforme
Pena Blanca Lake - Coronado National Forest, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
October 21, 2007
On desert broom
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Contributed by Tom Bentley on 28 October, 2007 - 2:07pm
Last updated 29 August, 2013 - 8:39pm

Moved
Moved from Lobometopon.
… v belov, 29 August, 2013 - 8:39pm login or register to post comments

Lobometopon fusiforme (Casey)
Of the three species in the southern USA, this is the only one that appears almost glabrous (the setae on the pronotum/elytra are very short).
… Jason Botz, 29 August, 2013 - 7:16pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Metapoloba.
Metabpoloba usually has a more reddish brown appearance. Lobometopon is more this dark grayish color. Also Lobometopon lacks the ridge above the eyes that is present in Metapoloba.
… Kojun Kanda, 28 October, 2007 - 8:57pm login or register to post comments

 
FYI these guys were all over
FYI these guys were all over the desert broom feeding on it.
… Tom Bentley, 29 October, 2007 - 7:35am login or register to post comments

Moved
Appears to belong in Metapoloba. OTOH, Kojun is the expert here. Didn't see his remark till I moved it.
… Jim McClarin, 28 October, 2007 - 8:25pm login or register to post comments

Tenebrionidae
Tenebrionidae: Epitragini. not sure what genus.
… Kojun Kanda, 28 October, 2007 - 8:16pm login or register to post comments

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