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Cryptorhopalum sp., ventral - Cryptorhopalum obesulum
Copyright © 2013 Edward L. Ruden

Cryptorhopalum sp., ventral - Cryptorhopalum obesulum
Montosa Canyon, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
July 26, 2013
Size: 3.27 mm
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This image is a CombineZP processed stack of 125 images with a 11.3 µm step taken with a Nikon CFI60 10×/0.25 ∞/0 mm microscope objective + Nikon 105mm F/2.5 AI portrait lens + Nikon D300 camera (magnification 5.25×; technique described here).

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Cryptorhopalum sp., dorsal - Cryptorhopalum obesulum Cryptorhopalum sp., lateral - Cryptorhopalum obesulum Cryptorhopalum sp., ventral - Cryptorhopalum obesulum Cryptorhopalum sp., anterio-ventral - Cryptorhopalum obesulum Cryptorhopalum sp., right elytron close - Cryptorhopalum obesulum
Contributed by Edward L. Ruden on 28 October, 2013 - 9:43pm
Last updated 31 December, 2013 - 1:37pm

Moved
Moved from Cryptorhopalum triste.
… Edward L. Ruden, 29 October, 2013 - 9:39pm

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