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Weevil - Pheloconus infector
Copyright © 2009 Jason W.

Weevil - Pheloconus infector
Altamonte Springs, Seminole County, Florida, USA
May 9, 2009
Size: 4-5mm
I just recently started keeping my beetles. I don't pin them but attach them to the top of the pin with an adhesive. I find it considerably dificult to get a good picture. I have have never been able to take a good picture inside my house... hopefully this is good enough to get some kind of id :]

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Contributed by Jason W. on 11 May, 2009 - 8:51pm
Last updated 14 February, 2017 - 10:04am

Pheloconus infector (Boheman)
Charles O'Brien det.
His comment: "A nocturnal weevil associated with aquatic habitats. Previously this genus was treated as a subgenus of Conotrachelus but has been recognized as a genus for many years."

nice addition, Jason!
… v belov, 16 May, 2009 - 11:44am

Conotrachelus
to get more, pls post a good lateral
… v belov, 11 May, 2009 - 9:02pm

 
i cropped both pix,
but it's your job -- if you want your insects IDed.
pls switch to a conventional mounting technique -- no expert would examine specimens prepared in such an unorthodox way
… v belov, 13 May, 2009 - 11:54pm

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