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Omalium cribrum Fauvel - Omalium cribrum
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Omalium cribrum Fauvel - Omalium cribrum
Dick Nichols District Park, sw. Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
January 24, 2013
Det. Margaret Thayer, 2013

coll'ed at UV light

spmn in the TAMUIC

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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 25 January, 2013 - 7:30am
Last updated 18 October, 2022 - 1:07pm

Moved
Moved from Omalium. Adam's right, this is too granular to be riv*ulare. Also, although Mike didn't post a size, it's smaller than that species. This one occurs from TX to FL and north to DE, according to specimens I have on hand. January at light is an interesting record and prompted me to look at the dates for this species - all the specimens I have (mostly borrowed) were collected Oct-April, so it's yet another cool-weather omaliine.
… Margaret Thayer, 1 February, 2013 - 11:31am

Moved
Moved
… Mike Quinn, 25 January, 2013 - 1:10pm

Hi Mike, This is actually
Hi Mike,

This is actually a species of Omalium. It's looking a little granular so maybe not rivulare? We'll have to ask Margaret.

Cheers,
Adam
… Adam Brunke, 25 January, 2013 - 1:07pm

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