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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

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

Perhaps

something in/near Polyglypta?

I'll be interested in seeing what Dr. Hamilton has to say.

… Ken Wolgemuth, 9 February, 2011 - 4:20pm

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

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

Thanks much for pointing in the right direction!

thanks again, Mike

… Mike Quinn, 9 February, 2011 - 4:51pm

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