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Cononotus bryanti Van Dyke, 1939 - Cononotus bryanti
Copyright © 2008 Nicolas Gompel and Jeff Gruber.

Cononotus bryanti Van Dyke, 1939 - Cononotus bryanti
Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Identified by Jeff Gruber
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Contributed by Nicolas Gompel on 20 January, 2008 - 1:48pm
Last updated 21 January, 2008 - 2:00am

Cononotus
Cononotus is now commonly associated with Pyrochroidae. The adult has long been an enigma, but the larva (described by Doyen) is certainly within the concept of Pyrochroidae.
… Dr. Daniel K. Young, 1 February, 2011 - 9:07pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the info! Is it of
Thanks for the info! Is it officially placed within Pyrochroidae, or are things not that stable yet?
… Nicolas Gompel, 2 February, 2011 - 1:34pm login or register to post comments

very nice image
fyi, I attempted to access your homepage from the link on your BugGuide bio, but was unsuccessful (but I am currently away from my reliable ISP). I was hoping to learn a little about how you create such excellent images :)
… Tim Moyer, 20 January, 2008 - 10:19pm login or register to post comments

Hmmm.
Briefly put in the Anthicidae by Abdullah 40 years ago - and quickly removed. For some time and currently in the Salpingidae I believe.
… Donald S. Chandler, 20 January, 2008 - 6:24pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks a lot Don, putting thi
Thanks a lot Don, putting this thing under Anthicidae was bothering me. Salpingidae intuitively makes a lot more sense.
… Nicolas Gompel, 21 January, 2008 - 1:51am login or register to post comments

 
BTW
American Beetles has it in Pyrochroidae/Agnathinae/Cononotus.
Also, CSIRO: Beetles of the World calls it Pyrochroidae.
… Rick Buss, 8 July, 2008 - 8:46pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Antlike Flower Beetles.
… tom murray, 20 January, 2008 - 5:30pm login or register to post comments

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