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Polyglypta costata Burmeister - Polyglypta dorsalis
Copyright © 2011 Mike Quinn

Polyglypta costata Burmeister - Polyglypta dorsalis
Van Zant County, Texas, USA
March 12, 1997
Size: 10 mm
Det. A. Hamilton, 2011

coll'ed by Martin

spmn in the UTIC, Austin, TX
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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 9 February, 2011 - 5:54am
Last updated 16 February, 2023 - 5:19pm

Moved
Moved from Treehoppers.
… Mike Quinn, 9 February, 2011 - 4:32pm login or register to post comments

Perhaps
something in/near Polyglypta?

I'll be interested in seeing what Dr. Hamilton has to say.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 9 February, 2011 - 4:20pm login or register to post comments

 
Polyglypta costata
Both P. costata and P. dorsalis are recorded from GA and TX, and specimens in our collection show the complete range of colors, from very pale to almost entirely black, so I believe that these two names are synonyms.

If so, P. costata is senior by one year. It is also the type-species of the genus by monotypy (i.e., it was originally the only included species).
… Andy Hamilton, 11 February, 2011 - 7:26am login or register to post comments

 
GA and TX is an odd distribution...
Andy, Do you have a series of spmns from both states? I trust you saw both taxa illustrated in the BCA here: Figs. 4 and 5. Thanks, Mike
… Mike Quinn, 11 February, 2011 - 6:38pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks much for pointing in the right direction!
thanks again, Mike
… Mike Quinn, 9 February, 2011 - 4:51pm login or register to post comments

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