Thank you, that was quick! I read the descriptions for this species and for the genus Alydus and saw that the latter says "Antennae all dark, differentiates from similar Megalotomus". Four of the six photos in the Alydus pilosos gallery showed dark antennae, but two showed a white band; but these were annotated as Megalotomus quinquespinosus. I then looked up Megalotomus quinquespinosus and saw the white band on all six photos (antennae were not visible on a seventh photo). The specimen in my photo has the white bands - any possibility that it might be Megalotomus quinquespinosus? (I am new at this and know "just enough to be dangerous" so am just wondering based on picture-matching, which I know is not a strong method.) Thanks again!

i'm sorry i mislead you, my bad -- those alleged "A. p." in the guide showing the white band are indeed misIDed. thanks for being inquisitive and getting to the bottom of things -- helps a lot to set me straight and weed out errors in the guide! =v=

You did not mislead me, you set me on the right track. In fact, I see now that the annotations of the A.p. gallery photos as M.q. were by you. Thanks so much!