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subgenus Glischrochilus (Glischrochilus subgenus Glischrochilus)
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Glischrochilus vittatus
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Copyright © 2012
Harvey Schmidt
Spotted Beetle -
Glischrochilus vittatus
Creighton, Northern, Saskatchewan, Canada
April 19, 2012
Size: ~5mm
I found this little guy crawling around in the compost bin. Ideas?
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Contributed by
Harvey Schmidt
on 19 April, 2012 - 7:07pm
another nice find, Harvey!
not listed for Saskatchewan in the 1991 Canada and Alaska checklist
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v belov
, 19 April, 2012 - 7:14pm
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Thanks!
We still have patchy snow on the ground and it's still pretty cold, but I thought I would check the compost bin as that always seems to have something crawling around in it this early in the season up here.
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Harvey Schmidt
, 20 April, 2012 - 6:55pm
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where i grew up, a couple of Glischrochilus spp. +
+ several other nits, histerids, etc. are all members of the birch sap community, and therefore show up very early in the season
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v belov
, 20 April, 2012 - 7:26pm
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That would
explain it, because other than that all I found was a couple of small flies. Thanks!
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Harvey Schmidt
, 20 April, 2012 - 7:34pm
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provincial record confirmed by A.R. Cline
his comment: "this is one of my favorite Nearctic
Glischrochilus
... great catch!"
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v belov
, 20 April, 2012 - 11:43am
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Thank You
....
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Harvey Schmidt
, 20 April, 2012 - 6:51pm
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