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Aphodius sp. - Otophorus haemorrhoidalis
Copyright © 2010 margarethe brummermann

Aphodius sp. - Otophorus haemorrhoidalis
Aravaipa Canyon, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
May 16, 2010
Size: 5 mm
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Contributed by margarethe brummermann on 18 May, 2010 - 2:39pm
Last updated 27 May, 2010 - 1:36pm

Otophorus haemorrhoidalis -- P.E. Skelley det.
his comment: "I have seen some with reduced red spots before, and the picture shows other characters that fit nicely. It is a common species nearly all over the US, but usually with red-tipped elytra."

Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 27 May, 2010 - 1:36pm login or register to post comments

looks like...
A. erraticus. Not sure if that introduced species has been recorded from AZ yet or not. Can try adn key it out later if someone does not get to it first.
… Blaine Mathison, 18 May, 2010 - 3:31pm login or register to post comments

 
A erraticus is not listed
for AZ (according to B Warner's still unpublished list)
… margarethe brummermann, 18 May, 2010 - 4:14pm login or register to post comments

 
not erraticus, but
that large scutellum really narrows it down - need to pull the literature. Should be easy enough to 'pin' down.
… Phillip Harpootlian, 18 May, 2010 - 6:54pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Phillip. Great!
it does look different from the other ones of that genus that I've collected - shorter and robuster somehow
… margarethe brummermann, 18 May, 2010 - 7:45pm login or register to post comments

 
on second glance
This isn't one of the 10 or so species with the large scutellum - the angle of the shot only makes it look that way. Any chance of getting a better shot? More straight down. This is just a bit out of focus - can't really make out the pattern of punctures on the pronotum. Are there setae on the elytra?
… Phillip Harpootlian, 19 May, 2010 - 7:35am login or register to post comments

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