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diogmites misellus or missouriensis? - Diogmites missouriensis

diogmites misellus or missouriensis? - Diogmites missouriensis
fayetteville, washington County, Arkansas, USA
July 18, 2006

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diogmites misellus or missouriensis? - Diogmites missouriensis diogmites misellus or missouriensis? - Diogmites missouriensis diogmites misellus or missouriensis? - Diogmites missouriensis

Here is a 2009 update
on my observations. Here in East Arkansas D. missouriensis and D. texanus seem to be equally common, and often side by side. But I find I cannot separate them in the field. In the hand, texanus has smoky wings, usually with blackish or brownish color in them, whereas missouriensis has whitish more or less see-through wings. Also texanus has black marking coming clear over the dorsal surface of the first few abdomenal segments, whereas on missouriensis the black markings end on the sides of the abdomen, and only reddish coloring comes over the dorsal surface.

Diogmites
FIne shots. I think I can see the dividing line that extends all the way forward onto the prothorax on the central stripe. This would make it missouriensis. These are open area Diogmites. D. misellus prefer the shade. And the dark central line is not divided and turns a bright reddish on the forward prothorax.

 
hmm
i was leaning toward missouriensis... i did however think the division of that central black stripe was more pronounced, and i have been seeing these in a patch of pine woods, which little grows under, so it is open, but gets no light. well those were the concerns for my not calling it D. missouriensis, however i have no reason to argue with your judgement... it is getting moved to the aforementioned Diogmites. thanks for clearing it up Herschel.

 
Diogmites
Norm is arguing this year that all of our missouriensis may be texanus since we discovered the first texanus in the state. It is unclear presently whether missouriensis is even a valid species with the texanus confusion. May require some museum work.

 
Diogmites
interesting... is anyone doing work on this genus?

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