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On Acacia - Saxinis sonorensis

On Acacia - Saxinis sonorensis
Molino Basin, Catalina Mnts, Pima County, Arizona, USA
June 12, 2009

Moved
Moved from Clytrini.

Moved

Not Megalostomis ...
Right tribe, I believe, but wrong genera... Looks more like Saxinis...

 
The iridescent colors of the pronotum just don't show
it's very different from the Saxinis that I also collected.

 
Some 13 described Saxinis taxa recorded from AZ......
Megalostomis = large mouth

Note the red isn't restricted to the shoulders...
Also, note the relatively smooth pronotum and elytra...

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