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from Nova Scotia - Methocha - female
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from Nova Scotia - Methocha - Female
Sandhills Beach Provincial Park, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada
July 3, 2020

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from Nova Scotia - Methocha - female from Nova Scotia - Methocha - female
Contributed by Sean McCann on 4 January, 2021 - 7:44am

Probably M. stygia
The most likely species in range should be Methocha stygia, though diagnosis is based on microscopy, such as the punctation on the thorax.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 3 November, 2021 - 9:40pm

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