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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Tenebrionoidea » Tumbling Flower Beetles (Mordellidae) » Mordellini » Yakuhananomia » Yakuhananomia bidentata
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Mystery Beetle 2 - Yakuhananomia bidentata
Copyright © 2009 Tzila "Z" Duenzl

Mystery Beetle 2 - Yakuhananomia bidentata
Horseshoe Bend, Weatherford, Parker Cty. County, Texas, USA
June 23, 2009
Size: 3/4"
Another interesting mystery beetle. ID help appreciated...thanks.
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Contributed by Tzila "Z" Duenzl on 28 June, 2009 - 9:32pm
Last updated 29 June, 2009 - 11:53am

Yakuhananomia bidentata
nice find!
… v belov, 29 June, 2009 - 11:54am login or register to post comments

 
Unusual?
You say nice find...are they uncommon? The name sure is!!
… Tzila "Z" Duenzl, 29 June, 2009 - 2:46pm login or register to post comments

 
maybe not that uncommon, but...
...this is just the 4th submission of this beetle, which would be strange for a common attractive beetle of its size. Name is a Japanese patronymic, given by a Japanese coleopterist who established the genus
… v belov, 29 June, 2009 - 3:15pm login or register to post comments

 
Ok....thanks...
Googled the name, and found a bit more info...

This fellow includes it with "Tumbling Flower Beetles":
http://www.pbase.com/tmurray74/tumbling_flower_beetles_mordellidae

It also came up with Tumbling Flower Beetles in 'Google books', "Kaufman field guide to insects of NA": http://tinyurl.com/krk9mk


And for those who, like me, wonder what "patronymic" means, here's WIKI's explain: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patronymic
… Tzila "Z" Duenzl, 29 June, 2009 - 4:26pm login or register to post comments

Wow! I have no idea what it i
Wow! I have no idea what it is but that's an awesome picture!
… Sharon Barrett, 29 June, 2009 - 1:12am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
I hope someone knows what it is....
… Tzila "Z" Duenzl, 29 June, 2009 - 6:46am login or register to post comments

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