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Curculionidae, dorsal - Phyxelis rigidus
Copyright © 2012 MJ Hatfield

Curculionidae, dorsal - Phyxelis rigidus
100 Acre Wood, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
August 8, 2012
Size: 4- mm
Black light.

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Contributed by MJ Hatfield on 30 December, 2012 - 5:47pm
Last updated 10 January, 2013 - 7:45pm

ha! my bad, sorry... thanks, Charlie.
Moved from Trachyphloeini.
… v belov, 30 December, 2012 - 10:08pm

 
Not bad,
just continuing to learn. Which means there's hope for me yet.
… MJ Hatfield, 31 December, 2012 - 5:36am

ID
Phyxelis rigidus (Say) Tribe Tropiphorini, Entiminae. Note well-developed postocular lobes.Trachyphloeosoma is less than half its size,and still is a Trachphloeini .
… Charles W. O'Brien, 30 December, 2012 - 9:51pm

 
Yes,
thank you.
… MJ Hatfield, 31 December, 2012 - 5:37am

hmm... Trachyphloeosoma? will show around
it's definitely in this tribe but clearly none of the three Trachyphloeus spp. recorded in N.America -- and none of those Palaearctic spp. i'm familiar with
Moved from Snout and Bark Beetles.
… v belov, 30 December, 2012 - 6:26pm

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