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Chryso - Scelida nigricornis
Copyright © 2010 Kyle Schnepp

Chryso - Scelida nigricornis
Madera Canyon, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
July 29, 2010
Size: 6 mm

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Contributed by Kyle Schnepp on 4 October, 2010 - 4:39pm
Last updated 30 March, 2012 - 5:13pm

Moved
Moved from Scelida.
… Kyle Schnepp, 30 March, 2012 - 5:13pm login or register to post comments

Scelida
Vassili directed this to me and I said it did remind me of an AZ Scelida. One name that kept popping into my head was S. flaviceps (haven't collected in AZ for over three years now so I dont remember all these guys).

I double checked the MCZ types guide and found S. flaviceps is now in the genus Scelolyperus (see here). I do not know the key features off-hand to separate the two genera. MCZ also shows a Scelida metallica (type from Mexico) that looks similar. I also remember S. mimula from AZ, but off-hand cannot remember what it looks like.
… Blaine Mathison, 7 October, 2010 - 8:38am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Skeletonizing Leaf Beetles.
… v belov, 6 October, 2010 - 3:06pm login or register to post comments

Scelida
I'm thinking maybe Scelida. If it is it's probably S. mimula Wilcox.
… Kyle Schnepp, 6 October, 2010 - 1:14pm login or register to post comments

 
i asked Ed Riley to take a look; hope he tells for sure
… v belov, 7 October, 2010 - 2:33pm login or register to post comments

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