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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Elateroidea » Click Beetles (Elateridae) » Agrypninae » Agrypnini » Lacon » Lacon discoideus
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Click Beetle - Lacon discoideus
Copyright © 2006 Chris Wirth

Click Beetle - Lacon discoideus
Powhatan County, Virginia, USA
March 13, 2006
Can anyone ID this to a species? - Thanks

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Contributed by Chris Wirth on 14 March, 2006 - 9:52pm
Last updated 18 March, 2006 - 7:34am

Moved
Moved to guide. Neat insect! I never saw one before.
… Matthew Roth, 18 March, 2006 - 7:35am login or register to post comments

I could have sworn we had shots of these,
but I guess not. I can't even find any images on the Web.

Yes, the species name is discoidea or discoideus, but I now have three genus names: Lepidotus discoideus, Adelocera discoidea, and Lacon discoidea. I found one today, but already had one at home to photograph, so I left it alone.
… Jim McClarin, 14 March, 2006 - 11:09pm login or register to post comments

 
thanks for confirming
For completeness, I should have stated that the Lacon genus came from Downie and Arnett's Beetles of Northeastern NAm.
… Tim Moyer, 15 March, 2006 - 9:41am login or register to post comments

Perhaps Lacon discoidea
see Dillon & Dillon illustration & description under Lepidotus discoideus

Nice shot! can make out the "confused" elytra punctures

Also could be a guide first for the spec.
… Tim Moyer, 14 March, 2006 - 10:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Thanks for your help, Tim! Unfortunately I do not have a copy of the book in question, so that is a bit of a problem. Glad you like the photo!
… Chris Wirth, 14 March, 2006 - 10:19pm login or register to post comments

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