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Deleaster
Copyright © 2010 Kyle Schnepp

Deleaster
Pinery Canyon Road, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
July 24, 2010
Size: 7 mm
Can anyone confirm that this is D. trimaculatus, the only species listed for Arizona in American Beetles?

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Contributed by Kyle Schnepp on 9 December, 2010 - 5:59pm

nice; Adam will come around...
… v belov, 9 December, 2010 - 8:06pm login or register to post comments

 
Well... I think this is the b
Well... I think this is the best match for bugguide's sake, it's definitely NOT the European dichrous. However, to my knowledge, no one has ever looked at the Deleaster from the west in a modern revision. Maybe there are many species?

-Adam
… Adam Brunke, 9 December, 2010 - 9:55pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thanks Adam, I wanted to make sure I wasn't missing a review of this group. This one doesn't really look like a trimaculatus, unless there are patern variations.
… Kyle Schnepp, 10 December, 2010 - 8:51am login or register to post comments

 
many species? that would be a Deseaster
… v belov, 9 December, 2010 - 9:59pm login or register to post comments

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