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Rhizophagus under Bark - Rhizophagus sayi
Copyright © 2010 Stephen_WV

Rhizophagus under Bark - Rhizophagus sayi
Near Ruraldale, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
October 11, 2010
Size: 3.1 mm
There was a colony underbark, a number of little holes in the wood that seemed to be theirs. Rhizophagus sayi?
Contributed by Stephen_WV on 14 October, 2010 - 5:04pm
Last updated 18 February, 2011 - 6:30am

Moved
Moved from Root-eating Beetles.

Thanks, Tommy!
… Stephen_WV, 18 February, 2011 - 6:30am

I would assume so. Combine th
I would assume so. Combine the two pairs of spots on the elytra and what I think are spines on the mid-tibia, and it looks like you have a R. sayi here.
… Tommy McElrath, 17 February, 2011 - 11:40pm

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