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Cerambycidae, dorsal - Dectes sayi
Copyright © 2024 MJ Hatfield

Cerambycidae, dorsal - Dectes sayi
Plymouth Rock, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
July 4, 2022
Size: 9+ mm

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Cerambycidae, dorsal - Dectes sayi Cerambycidae, lateral - Dectes sayi Cerambycidae, second antennomeres - Dectes sayi
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Contributed by MJ Hatfield on 20 March, 2024 - 5:12pm
Last updated 20 March, 2024 - 9:39pm

That antennal shot is perfect
to see that the second antennomere is longer than wide, indicating D. sayi. In D. texanus it is as long as wide.
… Robert Androw, 20 March, 2024 - 7:49pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Dectes.
… Robert Androw, 20 March, 2024 - 7:47pm login or register to post comments

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