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BG1597 E2003-07c - Tytthonyx erythrocephala

BG1597 E2003-07c - Tytthonyx erythrocephala
Gloster, Gloster Arboretum, near Little Buffalo Creek North., Amite County, Mississippi, USA
July 22, 2008
Size: body length 4.9 mm.
We believe this is a Cantharid in the genus Malthodes. Compare with this image.
These images show head in retracted and extended position
Note serrate antennae and short elytra.
Proper placement would be appreciated.
Gayle

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Moved
Moved from subgenus Tytthonyx.

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Moved from Tytthonyx.

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Moved from Soldier Beetles.

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Right family.....
I don't think these are Malthodes, though, as they are supposed to have filiform, not serrate, antennae. There are other genera, including other tribes, that have the abbreviated elytra. Lastly, the majority of Malthodes occur in western North America. Moving to family page for now.

 
Tytthonyx s.str., i believe
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This and others--T. erythrocephala?
All of the images we currently have at genus level look very similar. Brimley (1) lists just one species (T. erythrocephala) in this genus for North Carolina, and Blatchley (2) lists the same for Indiana, and gives this description of the species:
Oblong, compressed. Black, opaque, sparsely and finely pubescent; front, occiput and under surface of head reddish-yellow. Thorax transverse, truncate in front, broadly rounded behind, the sides short, reflexed. Elytra one-half as long as abdomen, rounded at tip; wings straight, extending along the dorsal surface of the abdomen. Length 4 mm....May 17-July (Indiana). Occurs on leaves of various shrubs.

Do folks think it is safe to move these similar images to T. erythrocephala? Oddly, we have a guide page here, but no images for that species.

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