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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Curculionoidea » Snout and Bark Beetles (Curculionidae) » Mesoptiliinae » Wedge-shaped Bark Weevils (Magdalidini) » Magdalis » Magdalis lecontei » Magdalis lecontei superba
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Weevil - Magdalis lecontei
Copyright © 2011 margarethe brummermann

Weevil - Magdalis lecontei
Mnt Lemmon, Catalinas, Meadow Trail, Pima County, Arizona, USA
June 8, 2011
on pine. Could be M. gentilis?

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Contributed by margarethe brummermann on 9 June, 2011 - 8:43pm
Last updated 10 June, 2011 - 4:52pm

Mt Lemmon vs Tucson
If this was collected at Mount Lemmon proper, which is high in the Catalinas (which I suspect it was since this tends to be a high elevation species, based on my personal experiences of this species--which are limited :), then I suggest removing 'Tucson'. Specimens collected in Tucson imply the city, which is in Lower Colorado River subdivision of the Sonoran Desert.
… Blaine Mathison, 10 June, 2011 - 10:43am login or register to post comments

 
But it's 'our mountain'!
You are right of course, but I wanted to give people who haven't studied here an idea where to look.
… margarethe brummermann, 10 June, 2011 - 7:01pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Magdalis.
… margarethe brummermann, 10 June, 2011 - 1:05am login or register to post comments

ID
Magdalis lecontei superba Fall. This is a magnficent color form commonly treated as a subspecies.
… Charles W. O'Brien, 10 June, 2011 - 12:48am login or register to post comments

stunning. a bit overdone, to my taste.
Moved from Mesoptiliinae.
… v belov, 10 June, 2011 - 12:27am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… margarethe brummermann, 9 June, 2011 - 9:22pm login or register to post comments

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