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Melanophthalma
Photo#729418
Copyright © 2012
Jerry Wilson
Latridiidae ? -
Melanophthalma
5 mi NE Dexter, Stoddard County, Missouri, USA
July 17, 2012
Size: 1.7 mm
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Contributed by
Jerry Wilson
on 9 December, 2012 - 6:45pm
Last updated 21 July, 2022 - 7:29pm
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Charlene Wood
, 14 May, 2013 - 5:31pm
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Corticariinae
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Charlene Wood
, 14 May, 2013 - 5:16pm
coxal lines...
Although the pronotal shape does not strike me as
Melanophthalma
, from the dorsal view, here you can see faint "post coxal lines" on the first abdominal sternite. They are sometimes hard to see, but start at the inner edge of the metacoxae and extend across the first sternite, diverging slightly. Used to distinguish
Melanophthalma
from other Corticariines. Still, I don't know of any
Melanophthalma
species that would match this guy...
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Charlene Wood
, 13 May, 2013 - 4:38pm
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v belov
, 9 December, 2012 - 8:28pm