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Upside Down Beetle - Amblonoxia palpalis
Copyright © 2008 Elliotte Rusty Harold

Upside Down Beetle - Amblonoxia palpalis
San Joaquin Wildlife Refuge, Orange County, California, USA
June 14, 2008
Size: 2-3cm
Probably Dusty June Beetle, Parathyce palpalis

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Contributed by Elliotte Rusty Harold on 14 June, 2008 - 3:01pm
Last updated 22 November, 2010 - 9:07am

Moved
Moved from Dusty June Beetles.
… v belov, 22 November, 2010 - 9:07am login or register to post comments

If the data is correct ...
... palpalis, but my initial thought was carpenteri. A female.
… Mirabilis, 4 July, 2010 - 10:20pm login or register to post comments

maybe
There are six species of Parathyce and a couple Dinacoma recorded from CA
… Phillip Harpootlian, 14 June, 2008 - 7:15pm login or register to post comments

 
Habitat (marshy area in the m
Habitat (marshy area in the midst of well irrigated suburbs and some chapparal) strongly suggests this isn't Dinacoma, which according to my field guide is primarily a desert species around here.
… Elliotte Rusty Harold, 15 June, 2008 - 9:09am login or register to post comments

 
Hmm, neither of those genuses
Hmm, neither of those genuses seems to be in BugGuide, though they do seem reasonably common from references elsewhere. Are we misspelling them, is the guide using a different taxonomy, or is it time for new pages?
… Elliotte Rusty Harold, 15 June, 2008 - 9:04am login or register to post comments

 
new genus for sure
Moved - added genus, not sure about sp. The guide is still missing many western genera - keep up the good work.

addendum 25June08 - Parathyce is now Amblonoxia
… Phillip Harpootlian, 15 June, 2008 - 11:58am login or register to post comments

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