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Mycetophagus confusus - Neotriphyllus confusus
Copyright © 2008 Rick Buss

Mycetophagus confusus - Neotriphyllus confusus
rick's morel patch, New Mexico, USA
May 18, 2008
Size: 4.0 mm
Found in kitchen on wild-collected morels. Clearly a gourmet mycetophage!
The color pattern varies so I am posting three. The confused part of M confusus is the punctures on the elytra. Most Mycetophagus have them in lines whereas confusus has them randomly distributed.
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Contributed by Rick Buss on 19 May, 2008 - 11:25am
Last updated 19 May, 2008 - 10:45pm

pls note new generic placement
… v belov, 27 April, 2019 - 7:06pm login or register to post comments

Is the county name being withheld
to protect the morel patch? ;-)
… Jim McClarin, 19 May, 2008 - 10:34pm login or register to post comments

 
yes
Correct! I was being silly, but it is secret info.
… Rick Buss, 19 May, 2008 - 10:45pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Mycetophagus.
… Brad Barnd, 19 May, 2008 - 4:08pm login or register to post comments

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