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Sumitrosis inaequalis (Weber) - Sumitrosis inaequalis
Copyright © 2009 Mike Quinn

Sumitrosis inaequalis (Weber) - Sumitrosis inaequalis
Zilker Nature Preserve, Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
July 3, 2009
Det. Ed Riley, 2009

coll'ed beating/sweeping

spmn in the TAMUIC
Contributed by Mike Quinn on 4 July, 2009 - 11:04am
Last updated 2 May, 2023 - 12:53am

Sumitrosis inaequalis (Weber)
This is the best name for this beetle. In central Texas, south to the Rio Grande Valley, specimens are on average of a pale coloration (as shown) and often the dark maculae are with slight metallic highlights, unlike the darker forms that occur to the east.
… Ed Riley, 21 October, 2009 - 9:28am

Moved
Moved from Sumitrosis.
… Ed Riley, 21 October, 2009 - 9:22am

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