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Palorus - Palorus ratzeburgii
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Palorus - Palorus ratzeburgii
Barneston, Gage County, Nebraska, USA
June 3, 2020
Size: 2.7 mm
I'm on the fence as to which species. In the Bousquet key, it does seem to have the anterior margin of the genae at the same level or above the clypeus. But comparison of head shapes seems to be equivocal.
Contributed by MJ Paulsen on 28 July, 2021 - 10:56am
Last updated 29 July, 2021 - 11:36am

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