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Trox atrox
Copyright © 2020 Glen Forister

Trox atrox
6 miles southwest of Austin NV via Forest Rd 43242 to Decimal Degrees 39.442267, -117.11725, Lander County, Nevada, USA
June 3, 2018
Size: 8 mm
Posted to add NV to distribution BG map.

White Light trap, 560 lumens, battery powered.
Sagebrush ecosystem south of hwy 50 south west of Austin, NV

Characters noticed in Arnett (1) & Vaurie (2)
-- Lateral margins of pronotum with setae as long as or longer than the elytral intervals are wide.
-- Pronotal and elytral margins fringed with setae.
-- Elytral intervals with a single row of equidistant setae in center.
-- Scutellum oval, not narrowed at base.
-- Posterior tibia with lateral spines.

Study = GBBL PJ. Sample DCM248_A.
Collector, Danielle C. Miles.

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Contributed by Glen Forister on 10 February, 2020 - 3:27pm

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