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Parelaphidion aspersum
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Copyright © 2012
MJ Hatfield
Cerambycidae, dorsal -
Parelaphidion aspersum
100 Acre Wood, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
July 20, 2011
Size: 16 mm
Parelaphidion aspersum
perhaps
It doesn't show up in the photos but the mid-line of the pronotum is glabrous.
Black light
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Contributed by
MJ Hatfield
on 29 January, 2012 - 11:10am
Last updated 16 January, 2019 - 11:32am
Concur...
Female (last antennomere not distinctly longer than penultimate)
P. aspersum
antennae are nearly as long as the body, while in
P. incertum
they are barely mid-elytral in length. I also agree with Doug's comments on pubescence pointing towards the former.
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Ted C. MacRae
, 30 January, 2012 - 9:14am
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Moved tentatively, pending expert input; good call!
Moved from
Longhorned Beetles
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v belov
, 29 January, 2012 - 2:28pm
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Doug Yanega:
"This belongs to one of the absolutely most difficult pairs to separate of all the species I studied: females of
Parelaphidion aspersum versus P. incertum
. In this case, since the antennae are not straight back, it's not much better than a 50:50 guess. The scape and 4th segment are roughly equal, so that's not much help. About the only thing here that might be definitive is that she does appear to be in fairly pristine condition. As such, the reduced degree of elytral mottling would not be attributable to wear; and unworn specimens of
aspersum
have visibly less pale spotting than unworn specimens of
incertum
. It was not something I put much faith in for general use, since it was only true of unworn specimens, but in this case it would tilt the scale
in favor of this being
aspersum
."
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v belov
, 29 January, 2012 - 3:40pm
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Thanks much
for all the effort and expertise.
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MJ Hatfield
, 29 January, 2012 - 8:22pm
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Moved
Moved from
Cerambycinae
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MJ Hatfield
, 29 January, 2012 - 11:20am
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