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Conalia helva? - Mordellina
Copyright © 2024 Salvador Vitanza

Conalia helva? - Mordellina
Madera Canyon, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
August 5, 2023
Size: 3 mm
UAIC-1159214
Coordinates: 31.712622, -110.874983
Elevation: 5,435 ft
Attracted to mercury vapor and ultraviolet lights
Greater resolution image here
Contributed by Salvador Vitanza on 25 March, 2024 - 10:04pm
Last updated 15 August, 2024 - 1:51pm

Moved
Moved from Tumbling Flower Beetles.
… Salvador Vitanza, 15 August, 2024 - 1:51pm

Mordellina testacea or Mordellistena crinita
The color makes me lean towards Mordellistena crinita just based on the description in Liljeblad 1945, though Liljeblad says these are probably very closely allied species and possibly the same. In Lisberg 2003, 15 Mordellistena species were moved to Mordellina, though it seems M. crinita was missed as it sports the large emarginate eyes that define the genus. Whichever this is, it's definitely Mordellina as we currently understand it.
… Ben Patterson, 15 August, 2024 - 12:07pm

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