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unidentified signata or binotata group (Hyperaspis unidentified signata or binotata group)
Photo#17064
Copyright © 2005
tom murray
Lady Beetle -
Hyperaspis
Albany, New Hampshire, USA
May 10, 2005
Size: ~3mm
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Contributed by
tom murray
on 12 May, 2005 - 6:35pm
Last updated 10 November, 2017 - 4:25pm
Moved
Moved from
Hyperaspis
.
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James Bailey
, 10 November, 2017 - 4:25pm
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Hyperaspis
With blue eyes, it's either Tribe Hyperaspidini or Tribe Brachiacanthini. This one is sticking out its foreleg and demonstrating that it's not a brachiacanthid, which would have a prominent tibial spur.
(I've found quite a few photos of brachiacanthids with obvious tibial spurs in
Hyperaspis
. They're not hard to separate if you can see the foreleg, but not many beetles are this cooperative...)
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Abigail Parker
, 15 December, 2009 - 4:40pm
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Good info
I'll have to watch for the tibial spur next time I come across one of these beetles.
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tom murray
, 16 December, 2009 - 5:37pm
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here's a good pic of the spur
An extremely cooperative
Brachiacantha dentipes
:
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Abigail Parker
, 17 December, 2009 - 8:39am
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Not so sure.
As I recall, Chilocorus species are much, much rounder, almost shield-like, not oval like this. Perhaps this is another genus?
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Eric R. Eaton
, 12 May, 2005 - 7:57pm
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I thought
there was something a little different about this one, but I couldn't figure out what it was. Should it go in the Hyperaspis guide?
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tom murray
, 12 May, 2005 - 8:17pm
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Maybe:-)
Hyperaspis are pretty darn small, and no size indication was given here. Does resemble that genus, though.
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Eric R. Eaton
, 13 May, 2005 - 1:10pm
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