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Megalodacne heros? - Megalodacne fasciata
Copyright © 2013 Betsy Betros

Megalodacne heros? - Megalodacne fasciata
Lenexa, Johnson County, Kansas, USA
July 31, 2008
Came to MVL in a woodland/remnant tall grass prairie area.
Contributed by Betsy Betros on 14 November, 2013 - 12:40pm

Moved
Ive snooped around some more...I think this is fasciata (wide margins on the pronotum and punctate elytral striae).

Moved from Megalodacne.
… Blaine Mathison, 14 November, 2013 - 12:48pm

Moved
The genus is sound. The best way to tell the species is the width of the margin along the pronotum, but I've never been very good at interpreting this character...

Moved from Pleasing Fungus Beetles.
… Blaine Mathison, 14 November, 2013 - 12:41pm

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