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Cryptocephalus notatus ? - Cryptocephalus notatus - female
Copyright © 2010 Bruce Getty

Cryptocephalus notatus ? - Cryptocephalus notatus - Female
4 mi E, Talihina, SR 271E, , LeFlore County, Oklahoma, USA
May 16, 2010
Size: 4.5mm
Roadside net sweep. Came up w/ID from photo comparisons in the guide. Keyed using
(1) and came up with the same answer. Short key sequence (#2), basal macula of
elytron extended to scutellum. If this is correct, wish they all could be that easy.
Comments/corrections most welcome.

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Cryptocephalus notatus ? - Cryptocephalus notatus - female Cryptocephalus notatus ? - Cryptocephalus notatus - female Cryptocephalus notatus ? - Cryptocephalus notatus - female
Contributed by Bruce Getty on 18 August, 2010 - 8:33pm
Last updated 15 May, 2012 - 2:46pm

Cryptocephalus notatus Fabricius --det. E.G. Riley
"the 'quadrimaculatus' form"

Moved from Cryptocephalus.
… v belov, 15 May, 2012 - 2:46pm

Moved
Moved from Case-bearing Leaf Beetles.
… ADeczynski, 25 October, 2011 - 9:28pm

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… Bruce Getty, 23 August, 2010 - 9:30am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Bruce Getty, 18 August, 2010 - 9:26pm

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