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Photo#233540
Copyright © 2008
Michael J. Plagens
small, dark membracid on creosote bush -
Centrodontus atlas
Goldfield Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
October 11, 2008
Size: ~ 3.5 mm
This one was found together with Multareoides bifurcatus on Creosote Bush, Larrea tridentata. Some individuals were darker in color than this one.
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Contributed by
Michael J. Plagens
on 14 October, 2008 - 9:07am
Last updated 21 October, 2008 - 5:23pm
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Brad Barnd
, 14 October, 2008 - 11:06am
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Centrodontus atlas
Centrodontus, Multareis and Multareoides are all closely related, found on the same plant, and probably represent different degrees of pronotal expansion in the same genus (in which case, the oldest name Centrodontus would apply to all these species).
Do you have a larger scan of this photo?
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Andy Hamilton
, 14 October, 2008 - 10:32am
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