Cryptocephalini on Silverleaf Oak (Q. hypoleucoides) - Cryptocephalus pinicolus

Moved

… Mike Quinn, 15 June, 2009 - 7:28am

Match for two spp., both occur in AZ...

Cryptocephalus pinicolus Schaeffer / link - CA to NM to CO to UT
Cryptocephalus pubicollis Linell / link - AZ (only)

C. pinicolus appears to be a bit more elongated and thus a better match, perhaps... Mike
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… Mike Quinn, 14 June, 2009 - 5:51pm

C. pubicolus

White (1968) mentions the pronotum having white silvery pubescence. He doesn't mention a pubescent pronotum for C. pinicolus ... [cite:212163]

… Mike Quinn, 14 June, 2009 - 6:05pm

Am rethinking this det......

Just saw your other similar bug with *really* pubescent pronotum. Flash prob. accentuated pub. on lat. shot of this ind....

… Mike Quinn, 15 June, 2009 - 7:27am

That thought occurred to me, too

the pronotum of this one is definitely not shiny and has some pubecens, but the other one is the fuzzy one

… margarethe brummermann, 15 June, 2009 - 11:08am

Ed's spmns sans pubescence...

I note that Ed's specimen of C. pubicollis lacks pubescence as well, so this det is *very* tentative, (bordering on a coin flip?) Mike

… Mike Quinn, 15 June, 2009 - 11:37am

Thank you Mike

If you'd like to include these into your web site (I didn't see them there?)- I'd be happy...oh - just saw the links

… margarethe brummermann, 14 June, 2009 - 7:17pm

the oak

liVe oak? [here and elsewhere]

… v belov, 13 June, 2009 - 9:05am

Oh - and I've used it for the bunch

… margarethe brummermann, 13 June, 2009 - 9:08am