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Nemognatha - Nemognatha nitidula

Nemognatha - Nemognatha nitidula
Catalina State Park, Pima County, Arizona, USA
April 9, 2009
Size: 12mm
on thistle, larger than the usual ones I find and with dark stripes along the elytra. The thing on the leg is the firmly attached head of an ant. Not the first time I find that.

probably Nemognatha nitidula Enns
John Pinto det.

Moved from Nemognatha.

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