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Gyascutus planicosta
Photo#437665
Copyright © 2010
Kira
Gyascutus planicosta
Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
August 1, 2010
Size: 23mm
Too big to fit under the scope!
Contributed by
Kira
on 5 August, 2010 - 4:01pm
Last updated 31 July, 2012 - 1:50am
this one looks surprisingly different
from the western ones. Not only the texture of the elytra but even of the pronotum if you compare it to LaRue's specimens.
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margarethe brummermann
, 15 September, 2010 - 1:20pm