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fully colored imago - Centronopus calcaratus - male
Copyright © 2005 Jim McClarin

fully colored imago - Centronopus calcaratus - Male
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
July 1, 2005
Size: 15 mm
Obviously quite different from 4Uloma 4impressa, which is what I assumed my larvae were, this beetle emerged deformed from pupa, missing left antenna and left middle leg. Because of these deformities, it could have other features atypical for its species.

Names of other species deliberately altered to prevent this posting automatically showing up under that category.

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*Not* 4Uloma pupa - Centronopus calcaratus *Not* 4Uloma pupa - Centronopus calcaratus Emerged imago - Centronopus calcaratus fully colored imago - Centronopus calcaratus fully colored imago - Centronopus calcaratus - male
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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 2 July, 2005 - 8:18am
Last updated 2 April, 2007 - 8:13am

Moved
Moved from Darkling Beetles.
… Jim McClarin, 2 April, 2007 - 8:13am login or register to post comments

I vote for Centro*nopus
. . . it was told lately that the protibial spine is distinctive, wasn´t it?

:-)
… Boris Büche, 2 April, 2007 - 6:22am login or register to post comments

 
The protibial spur is characteristic of males.
I think I seen enough of these now to agree with you. There is only one species on the New Hampshire checklist so I'm moving it there. Thanks, Boris.
… Jim McClarin, 2 April, 2007 - 8:09am login or register to post comments

And a far cry from:
… Jim McClarin, 2 July, 2005 - 9:25am login or register to post comments

Compares with

It seemed to me the legs and antennal stalks were longer in this individual, but the spur or hook shape on the inside of the front tibia is very similar, as are color, size, texture and body shape.
… Jim McClarin, 2 July, 2005 - 8:27am login or register to post comments

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