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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Cleroidea » Checkered Beetles (Cleridae) » Orthopleurinae » Neorthopleura » Neorthopleura thoracica
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Checkered Beetle - Neorthopleura thoracica - female
Copyright © 2013 Gary Griswold

Checkered Beetle - Neorthopleura thoracica - Female
5 miles W. Piggott, Clay County, Arkansas, USA
July 18, 2012
Size: ~ 11mm
Came to MV lights. Believe to be either Neorthopleura thoracica or N. texana ?? I don't see either listed for data from Arkansas so I decided to post.. Thanks for the help.

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Contributed by Gary Griswold on 4 January, 2013 - 3:51pm
Last updated 5 December, 2013 - 8:05am

Moved
Moved from Neorthopleura.
… v belov, 7 January, 2013 - 5:20pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Neorthopleurinae.
… v belov, 4 January, 2013 - 4:17pm login or register to post comments

 
Neorthopleura thoracica
This species is way-well-distributed. The entirely dark antennomeres suggests this is thoracica. As far as I can tell, texana always has the funicular segments paler.
… John Leavengood, 7 January, 2013 - 12:49pm login or register to post comments

 
thanks again!
… v belov, 7 January, 2013 - 5:21pm login or register to post comments

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