? - Phyllobaenus pallipennis

Moved tentatively

… v belov, 20 June, 2012 - 11:29am

ID confirmed by John Leavengood:

"It's correct and occurs in much of northern/central FL commonly."

… v belov, 22 June, 2012 - 6:23am

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

Thank you for the ID. I'm not sure whether it's worth keeping but I moved it because it seems to be the first one from FL.

… oliver1, 17 June, 2012 - 1:51pm

"approx. 8 mm" --what the margin of error is?

… v belov, 20 June, 2012 - 8:28am

Tough question

I'd say (8+-2)mm is on the safe side. I always write "approx." because I do not measure.

… oliver1, 20 June, 2012 - 10:28am

thanks; if you do not measure...

...i would humbly suggest leaving the size field blank: size differences of diagnostic relevance are usually of the order of 0.1 mm

… v belov, 20 June, 2012 - 11:26am

Thank you!

Okay. I'll leave it blank from now on.

… oliver1, 20 June, 2012 - 1:46pm

Maybe leave blank for smaller spp

but not for larger ones, as 2mm isn't going to matter much for larger spp. Also, even an approximate size, as long as noted as such, may be useful.

… David Almquist, 27 June, 2012 - 8:05pm

Okay

Hi David, I've started to put size information under "Remarks" if it is based on a guess (emphasizing that it's only a guesstimate). I agree with you that it's a question of relative error rather than absolute value. I wonder how people measure their specimens without collecting them. Perhaps one could take a separate "calibration photo" using a little ruler (same focus etc.) but it sounds like a lot of work. ~Oliver

… oliver1, 28 June, 2012 - 7:27am

Hydnocerinae

… v belov, 17 June, 2012 - 1:31pm