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Melyrid - Hypebaeus oblitus - male
Copyright © 2013 tom murray

Melyrid - Hypebaeus oblitus - Male
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
June 8, 2013
Size: 2mm
Contributed by tom murray on 9 June, 2013 - 3:10pm

Hypebaeus oblitus (LeConte), male
Specimen now a photo-voucher. Thanks Tom.

This species was synonymized under H. apicalis (Horn) by Marshall (1). I don't know when/if it was resurrected. Taxonomy in this family is quite messy, and sometimes confusing as hell.
… Brad Barnd, 5 November, 2013 - 12:31am

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