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Blaste garciorum Mockford - Blaste garciorum - male
Copyright © 2012 Diane Young

Blaste garciorum Mockford - Blaste garciorum - Male
San Marcos, Hays County, Texas, USA
May 28, 2012
Size: 3.7 mm
I have been looking for this fellow for a long time. Mockford verified my ID based on images of the genitalia. This species is named after his PhD student, Alfonso Garcia Aldrete. The range is central Texas south to the Rio Grande valley and continues south to Mexico and Honduras.
Contributed by Diane Young on 28 May, 2012 - 9:02pm
Last updated 29 May, 2012 - 3:04pm

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