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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Tenebrionoidea » Antlike Flower Beetles (Anthicidae) » Anthicinae » Anthicus » Anthicus melancholicus
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Antlike Flower Beetle - Anthicus melancholicus
Copyright © 2011 Richard Migneault

Antlike Flower Beetle - Anthicus melancholicus
Edmundston, Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada
Size: 2,8mm
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Contributed by Richard Migneault on 8 December, 2011 - 5:19pm
Last updated 8 September, 2023 - 12:17pm

Moved
Moved from Anthicus cervinus.
… Donald S. Chandler, 8 September, 2023 - 12:17pm login or register to post comments

Anthicus melancholicus
would be my placement. Smaller than cervinus/ephippium, entire body dark (rare if never for those two), anterior pronotal angles more distinct (clearly rounded for cervinus), setae of even length and gradually curved over elytra (cervinus short and strongly curved on anterior half of elytra), a northern species --> melancholicus. The lighting emphasizes sculpture enough to be a bit misleading, but with a softer light the placement would be more obvious.
… Donald S. Chandler, 8 September, 2023 - 12:15pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Donald for this id..
Thanks Donald for this id..
… Richard Migneault, 10 September, 2023 - 6:53am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Anthicus ephippium.
… Richard Migneault, 25 January, 2013 - 4:45pm login or register to post comments

Anthicus cervinus LaFerté-Sénectère
No, this is not Anthicus ephippiatumLaFerté-Sénectère which does not occur in our region and has a different dorsal pattern. This is a dark example of the relatively common Anthicus cervinus LaFerté-Sénectère.
… Christopher Majka, 25 January, 2013 - 4:31pm login or register to post comments

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