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Mallochohelea - Mallochohelea atripes
Copyright © 2011 Brad Barnd

Mallochohelea - Mallochohelea atripes
Hancock County, Indiana, USA
July 3, 2011
Size: 3 mm
Collected at UV light.

Fairly sure on genus, will add another image of mounted specimen.

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Contributed by Brad Barnd on 27 July, 2011 - 8:40pm
Last updated 28 July, 2011 - 7:49pm

Moved
Moved from Mallochohelea. After looking at Wirth's key, I agree with John that this is closest to M. atripes.
… Brad Barnd, 28 July, 2011 - 7:49pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Sphaeromiini.
… Brad Barnd, 28 July, 2011 - 7:06pm login or register to post comments

Cf. Mallochohelea atripes
If I assume this is Mallochohelea and run it through the key in Wirth's 1962 revision of Sphaeromiini, I get M. atripes Wirth 1962. The species is widespread in the East.

The color pattern matches. Non-obvious characters are "(hind) fifth tarsomhere with 5 pairs of batonnets, the fifth, distal one removed toward claws and sharper than the others;" 10 spines on distal half of fore femur; 4 or 5 spines on distal third of mid and hind femora; and thorax and body shining.
… John F. Carr, 28 July, 2011 - 10:42am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks John
I wanted to see if there was any color change when I dry-mounted it (Nilobezzia is similar but is dull and pollenose). Now I'm confident of genus.

I can't make out the batonnets with my magnification, but the spines on the femora, front to back, are: 7-8; 3; 4-2.

If you have a pdf of that paper, I'd love to see it.
… Brad Barnd, 28 July, 2011 - 7:11pm login or register to post comments

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