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Stenopterapion meliloti
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Copyright © 2013
Richard Migneault
Straight-snouted Weevil -
Stenopterapion meliloti
Edmundston, Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada
May 14, 2012
Size: 3,8mm
Apioninae sp?
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Contributed by
Richard Migneault
on 8 January, 2013 - 8:37am
Last updated 1 April, 2014 - 4:20pm
Moved
Moved from
Birch Catkin Weevil
.
…
v belov
, 1 April, 2014 - 4:20pm
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Moved
Moved from
Oxystomatini
.
…
Richard Migneault
, 21 January, 2013 - 12:51pm
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Betulapion or Perapion
There are actually two possibilities here:
Betulapion simile
(Kirby) or
Perapion curtirostre
(Germar), the latter an adventive Palaearctic species. In the northeast these two are virtually indistinguishable in terms of their habitus. They are easily distinguished, however, by examining the meso-sternum. In
Perapion
the mesocoxae are continguous whereas in
Betulapion
they are separated by a process formed by the meeting of mesosternum and metasternum. So this could be in the Oxystomatini (
Betulapion
) or Aplemonini (
Perapion
).
…
Christopher Majka
, 21 January, 2013 - 9:09am
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P. curtirostre can be ruled out
as the name suggests, it has a short, sturdy snout -- and Richard has posted excellent pics of it, too:
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v belov
, 21 January, 2013 - 12:16pm
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Please, see closeup photo...
Please, see closeup photo...
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Richard Migneault
, 21 January, 2013 - 12:09pm
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Does a closeup photo of the m
Does a closeup photo of the meso-sternum could help decide?
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Richard Migneault
, 21 January, 2013 - 9:23am
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Moved
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Straight-snouted Weevils
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v belov
, 8 January, 2013 - 12:01pm
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Thanks V. for this precision.
Thanks V. for this precision..
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Richard Migneault
, 8 January, 2013 - 12:50pm
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