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Tiny Flower Beetle - Brassicogethes simplipes
Copyright © 2006 Stephen_WV

Tiny Flower Beetle - Brassicogethes simplipes
Near Ruraldale, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
March 27, 2006
Size: 2.25 mm
A somewhat different view, affording a better look at the antennae.

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Contributed by Stephen_WV on 28 March, 2006 - 5:37pm
Last updated 1 May, 2009 - 11:11pm

Moved
Moved from Meligethes.
… v belov, 1 May, 2009 - 11:11pm login or register to post comments

at least not nigres*cens
metallic lusterlackingin that sp.
… Boris Büche, 7 September, 2008 - 6:57am login or register to post comments

Nitidulidae: Meligethes simplipes
I'm guessing at simplipes, but it is common on flowers early in the year in the mid-Appalachian area. Usually they have a bit of a metallic purple luster.
… Donald S. Chandler, 3 April, 2006 - 8:18am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Don!
Thanks, Don, that's very helpful. I happen to have Downie & Arnett on interlibrary loan at the moment. They list four northeastern species in Meligethes.

M. pinguis, they say, was collected in Newfoundland in 1879 and hasn't been seen since.

M. canadensis is known from lots of western states and provinces, but also Quebec.

M. nigrescens is reported from as nearby as Maryland and Ohio. D&A say it is an introduced species.

M. simplipes D&A do list from West Virginia.

Of course since West Virginia is just outside Downie & Arnett's northeastern area, it is possible there are one or more southeastern species that veer into West Virginia.

Anyhow, thanks again for the ID help, and you have me convinced, M. simplipes is the most likely ID.

--Stephen

Stephen Cresswell
Buckhannon, WV
www.stephencresswell.com
… Stephen_WV, 4 April, 2006 - 4:03pm login or register to post comments

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