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Oryzaephilus surinamensis
Copyright © 2009 margarethe brummermann

Oryzaephilus surinamensis
Picture Rocks, NW of Tucson, pima County, Arizona, USA
March 5, 2009
Size: 3mm
In Bird Seeds
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Contributed by margarethe brummermann on 10 March, 2009 - 12:43am
Last updated 25 March, 2009 - 4:23pm

Moved
Moved from Oryzaephilus mercator.
… margarethe brummermann, 25 March, 2009 - 4:23pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Oryzaephilus surinamensis. Comparing it to Joyce's photos and the key on the Florida site make me think that it is O. mercator
… margarethe brummermann, 10 March, 2009 - 12:23pm login or register to post comments

 
It's surinamensis
The temples are almost as long as the eyes; in mercator they are much shorter than the eyes.
… Michael C. Thomas, 25 March, 2009 - 3:46pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you for the correction
I was using that clue, but obviously I took the wrong part of the head as the temple
… margarethe brummermann, 25 March, 2009 - 4:26pm login or register to post comments

 
So what part is the temple?
So what part is the temple?
… Victor Engel, 21 February, 2021 - 10:52pm login or register to post comments

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