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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Buprestoidea » Metallic Wood-boring Beetles (Buprestidae) » Polycestinae » Acmaeoderini » Acmaeoderina » Acmaeodera » Acmaeodera texana
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Acmaeodera texana LeConte - Acmaeodera texana - male
Copyright © 2009 Joshua P. Basham

Acmaeodera texana LeConte - Acmaeodera texana - Male
Peck Ranch, Stegal Mtn. Nat. Area, Carter County, Missouri, USA
July 7, 1996
Size: 6.6 mm
Fifth abdominal sternite has a thin subapical plate. This character is also present in A. ornata and A. pulchella. Elytra are bronzed with transversely elongate yellow markings. Pronotum without lateral yellow spot, form is narrower, and length usually less that 7mm.

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Acmaeodera texana LeConte - Acmaeodera texana - male Acmaeodera texana LeConte - Acmaeodera texana - male
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Contributed by Joshua P. Basham on 31 August, 2009 - 10:56pm
Last updated 8 June, 2016 - 8:14pm

The subapical plate can barel
The subapical plate can barely be seen in this pic but its just beneath the genetalia at the end of the abdomin.Looks like 2 little bumps. I placed an arrow to point it out but I couldn't upload that pic. It was no longer a jpeg. If anyone knows how I can retry and upload it to better show the character i would greatly appreciate it. I'll also try a better close up of it. Besides 2 species in southern Florida this should be all the eastern Acmaeodera.
… Joshua P. Basham, 31 August, 2009 - 11:04pm login or register to post comments

 
Put the image with the arrow
back into an image editor and go to 'save as'. Choose 'jpeg' from the scroll-down box that now says tiff or office doc. or whatever.
… margarethe brummermann, 1 September, 2009 - 8:51am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you! I'll give that a s
Thank you! I'll give that a shot when i get a chance today.
… Joshua P. Basham, 1 September, 2009 - 10:29am login or register to post comments

 
Ok, now on to the western ones
… margarethe brummermann, 1 September, 2009 - 8:16am login or register to post comments

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