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It clicked but, is it a clicker? - Aptopus gracilis
Copyright © 2013 Mark S. Romero

It clicked but, is it a clicker? - Aptopus gracilis
Willard, Torrance County, New Mexico, USA
July 22, 2013
Size: ~6mm
In a puddle near the step banks of Laguna Del Perro. I searched BG but, as I was searching noticed that the Pronotum doesn't look typical - help...

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It clicked but, is it a clicker? - Aptopus gracilis It clicked but, is it a clicker? - Aptopus gracilis
Contributed by Mark S. Romero on 24 July, 2013 - 8:17pm
Last updated 26 July, 2013 - 4:49am

Moved Tent.
Type here. This species is described from NM. The type is a female however.

Moved from Aptopus.
… Blaine Mathison, 26 July, 2013 - 4:49am

Moved Tentatively...
If you have the specimen handy please check the tarsal claws for serrations (combed claws). If they are combed, this is Aptopus. There are a couple slender species like this (I've seen one of them from AZ).

Moved from ID Request.
… Blaine Mathison, 25 July, 2013 - 9:11am

 
Combed clawed,
Aptopus it must be... but, is different(pronotum)than the one Jim posted. Thanks again Blaine!
… Mark S. Romero, 25 July, 2013 - 10:21pm

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