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Melanophthalma inermis - male
Copyright © 2010 Charlene Wood

Melanophthalma inermis - Male
~95 km NW of Peace River, Alberta, Canada
August 6, 2008
Size: 1.85 mm
Collected from decaying aspen logs >25cm diameter by rearing. Also collected from 1hr N of Edmonton, AB in window traps from aspen stands in late July & early August.

Confirmed by Dr. Wolfgang Rücker

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Contributed by Charlene Wood on 29 January, 2010 - 12:50pm
Last updated 5 October, 2010 - 12:29pm

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