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Megalopsallus ephedrae - female
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Megalopsallus ephedrae - Female
Tinajas Altas Mts, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
March 10, 2020
Size: 2.9 mm (to tip of wings)
2.4 mm to tip of abdomen
coordinates: 32.394, -114.131
col: J T Botz on Ephedra sp.
det. as Megalopsallus ephedrae (Knight) by J T Botz, using Schuh's 2000 revision.(1)
Another new species of Megalopsallus for the guide!

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Megalopsallus ephedrae - female Megalopsallus ephedrae - female Megalopsallus ephedrae - female
Contributed by Jason Botz on 6 April, 2020 - 2:33pm

Here is a male collected in the same area:
… Jason Botz, 6 April, 2020 - 3:11pm

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