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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 xanthosticta
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A. xanthosticta - Acmaeodera xanthosticta
Copyright © 2009 Kyle Schnepp

A. xanthosticta - Acmaeodera xanthosticta
Lower Matecumbe Key, Monroe County, Florida, USA
June 30, 1934
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Contributed by Kyle Schnepp on 4 December, 2009 - 8:12pm
Last updated 4 December, 2009 - 11:06pm

Color
Either this old specimen was discolored by the method of collection and/or storage, or it is due to age. The spots are yellow in life. I have a fairly large series collected in 1972 and, although some have darkened, none approach that deep red-orange color. Or could this be an artifact of photography?
… Richard L. Westcott, 5 August, 2010 - 5:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Both
The other image posted of this species shows a truer color. All the specimens available have a similar light orange color. If they are supposed to be yellow then they all must have darkened equally; I'm not sure how they were stored for most of their history.
… Kyle Schnepp, 6 August, 2010 - 4:33pm login or register to post comments

Is that date really correct?
If so, it looks pretty great for a 70+ year old specimen!
… Harsi S. Parker, 5 December, 2009 - 12:53am login or register to post comments

 
Yep
It's that old. It's from the Chicago Field Museum, they have a very impressive collection of Buprestids. They have Knull's collection, so they have a lot of specimens and a lot of old stuff; most of it is in comparable condition.
… Kyle Schnepp, 6 December, 2009 - 10:54pm login or register to post comments

 
such pristine condition...
...is not unusual even in older specimens if properly preserved and protected (mostly from dust, moisture, and pests)
… v belov, 5 December, 2009 - 1:41am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Acmaeodera.
… v belov, 4 December, 2009 - 11:06pm login or register to post comments

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