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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Longhorn and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae) » Case-bearing Leaf Beetles (Cryptocephalinae) » Warty Leaf Beetles (Fulcidacini) » Neochlamisus
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beetle - Neochlamisus
Copyright © 2009 edward trammel

beetle - Neochlamisus
fayetteville, washington County, Arkansas, USA
May 26, 2009
Size: 5mm
found on leaf of a small wild blackberry, perhaps Trogidae...

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Contributed by edward trammel on 26 May, 2009 - 10:49pm
Last updated 27 May, 2009 - 12:35pm

Neochlamisus
It's definitely a Chrysomelid, the enlarged penultimate 4th tarsomere eclipsing a small 5th tarsomere puts it there. Within Chrysomelidae, It's almost certainly in tribe Chlamisini, the warty leaf-beetles. I believe the genus Neochlamisus is closest, but there might be a better match that I don't know about. Vassili will probably see this, or one of our other beetle experts, and can give a proper ID. Cool find, had me stumped till I looked at those tarsi
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 27 May, 2009 - 1:14am login or register to post comments

 
Chlamisini
i couldn't tell genus for sure from these pix w/o a good dorsal, but i'll try to show it around
… v belov, 27 May, 2009 - 6:24am login or register to post comments

 
thank you
thank you both very much for the help... i still do not know my beetles very well. i have added a dorsal shot.
… edward trammel, 27 May, 2009 - 12:09pm login or register to post comments

 
thanx for the dorsal -- genus agreed
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… v belov, 27 May, 2009 - 12:36pm login or register to post comments

 
What clinches the genus in th
What clinches the genus in that dorsal view?
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 27 May, 2009 - 12:55pm login or register to post comments

 
i was checking the 'zipper' on elytral suture
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… v belov, 27 May, 2009 - 12:59pm login or register to post comments

 
whoa... it really looks like
whoa... it really looks like a zipper!
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 27 May, 2009 - 12:59pm login or register to post comments

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