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Teneb 3 - Scotobaenus
Copyright © 2008 Will Chatfield-Taylor

Teneb 3 - Scotobaenus
Donner Camp, Nevada County, California, USA
July 4, 2008
Size: 20mm
Keys out to Coelocnemis, but doesn't look like the ones I've seen.

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Contributed by Will Chatfield-Taylor on 20 August, 2008 - 4:52pm
Last updated 25 August, 2008 - 7:32pm

This is Scotobaenus. Fairly
This is Scotobaenus. Fairly common in the Sierras.
… Kojun Kanda, 25 August, 2008 - 6:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Based on the lack of modifica
Based on the lack of modifications to the foreleg and hindleg I would say that your specimen is a female. The males have an area of the foreleg that is modified for grasping the female. Blaisdell identified specimens from Fallen Leaf Lake in nearby El Dorado County as Scotobaenus (Centronopus) parallelus. I find it extremely difficult to separate the species of the Sierra Nevada, especially on the basis of female characters.
… Dennis Haines, 26 August, 2008 - 6:58pm login or register to post comments

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