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Acmaeodera cuneata
Photo#385578
Copyright © 2010
margarethe brummermann
Acmaeodera -
Acmaeodera cuneata
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Sabino Canyon, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA
April 13, 2010
Size: 10 mm
male on the right, female middle
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Contributed by
margarethe brummermann
on 15 April, 2010 - 1:01pm
Last updated 9 March, 2019 - 12:17pm
Identification
First, thanks to Margarethe for calling matters to my attention. I now consider these specimens to be
Acmaeodera cuneata
, after having studied this and related species more closely in recent years. Still, there remain problems in this group, and we are working them out with the use of DNA sequencing. However, we need more material for study.
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Richard L. Westcott
, 9 March, 2019 - 12:23pm
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I went back today
to collect, but the weather changed - no bugs. I will keep trying.
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margarethe brummermann
, 9 March, 2019 - 7:26pm
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Moved
Moved from
Acmaeodera sphaeralceae
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Richard L. Westcott
, 9 March, 2019 - 12:17pm
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Acmaeodera sphaeralceae Barr -- R.L. Westcott det.
"an extremely variable species"
Moved from
Acmaeodera
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v belov
, 18 May, 2010 - 11:53pm
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Blaine Mathison
, 19 April, 2010 - 2:29pm
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Sorry
I could have told you three years ago; I had this species...too far gone removed from the memory banks at this point! It is not an uncommon species and should be readily identified in the UofA collection.
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Blaine Mathison
, 15 April, 2010 - 1:18pm
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