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Catops simplex
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Copyright © 2013
Richard Migneault
Round Fungus Beetle -
Catops simplex
Edmundston, Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada
August 17, 2012
Size: 3,3mm
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Contributed by
Richard Migneault
on 22 January, 2013 - 5:43pm
Last updated 23 January, 2013 - 8:17am
Catops simplex Say
In this photograph one can clearly see that the 8th antennomere is symmetrical making this
Catops simplex
Say. In
Catops basilaris
Say, also a common species in this region with a brownish elytra that becomes darker apically, the 8th antennomere is strongly reduced on one side, almost to a point, making it clearly wedge-shaped.
Seen side-by-side, the elytra of
C. basilaris
is "shinier" whereas that of
C. simplex
has a more "matte" quality, but this is a character that is hard to quantify, whereas the difference in shapes of the 8th antennomere are very clear and unequivocal.
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Christopher Majka
, 23 January, 2013 - 9:01am
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Richard Migneault
, 23 January, 2013 - 8:17am
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