Synchita lecontei? - Synchita lecontei Placer Co, Loomis, near Whiskey Bar Rd., elevation 213 m (700’), 38.81986, -121.11735, Placer County, California, USA August 2, 2019 Size: 2.5 mm
Posted to verify species since the listed keys don't key Synchita to species. There is a mention in BugGuide that there is only 1 species of Synchita in the west (lecontei).
Taken in a Lindgren Funnel set out from July 26 to Aug 2, 2019.
Characters of note.
-- Antennal groove short and straight or obsolete.
-- Pronotum quadrate.
-- Elytral setae scale like.
-- 3rd antennal segment 3x as long as wide (not as long as all segments 4-6 or 1-2 together).
-- Antennal club 1 segmented.
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Contributed by Glen Forister on 8 August, 2019 - 1:17pm Last updated 12 February, 2022 - 2:47am |