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Ilybiosoma
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gmy
Dysticidae - Agabinus? -
Ilybiosoma
Granite Mountains, Mojave National Preserve, San Bernadino County, California, USA
May 24, 2011
Size: 9 mm
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Contributed by
gmy
on 30 April, 2012 - 6:35pm
Last updated 2 May, 2012 - 10:44pm
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Tim Loh
, 2 May, 2012 - 10:44pm
Ilybiosoma sp.
Many species in your area, all inhabiting lotic habitats such as springs and streams..need to see male genitalia to tell most of them apart. Agabinus inhabits similar sort of habitat (stream margins) as Ilybiosoma but is generally smaller in size (~5-7 mm) and differs in technical characters of the ventral surface.
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Tim Loh
, 30 April, 2012 - 9:58pm
Got it
Thanks for the help!
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gmy
, 2 May, 2012 - 8:02pm