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Rhyzobius lophanthae
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Copyright © 2011
Robert Lord Zimlich
Lady Beetle -
Rhyzobius lophanthae
Mobile (Dog River), Mobile County, Alabama, USA
June 7, 2011
Size: 2mm
=v= wants beetles, I get beetles. =v= wants tiny beetles, I get tiny beetles. What's this hairy little one?
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Contributed by
Robert Lord Zimlich
on 8 June, 2011 - 6:41am
Last updated 16 June, 2011 - 1:20pm
Moved
Moved from
Scymnus
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Abigail Parker
, 16 June, 2011 - 9:48am
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I goofed, it's Rhyzobius lophanthae
Not a hard mistake to make, with its dark color and hairiness, but no
Scymnus
is metallic. The shape of the pronotum and the hairless eyes are also visible here, though not as sharply as your other
R. lophanthae
photos. You've got quite a population of the little guys!
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Abigail Parker
, 16 June, 2011 - 9:48am
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Moved
Moved from
Scymninae
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Abigail Parker
, 8 June, 2011 - 7:51am
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Scymnus, not sure which
I did get Robert Gordon's monograph on Tribe Scymnini for my birthday, so I may at least get it down to a few possible species! (Can almost never visually ID
Scymnus
species without dissection but it may be narrowed down a little...)
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Abigail Parker
, 8 June, 2011 - 7:51am
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thanks for your deeply touching cooperation, your Bobship.
makes life worth living. i'll let Abby handle this nice LB.
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, 8 June, 2011 - 7:38am
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