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Colydiidae - Lithophorus ornatus
Copyright © 2013 Donald R Riley

Colydiidae - Lithophorus ornatus
Katy, Harris County, Texas, USA
September 22, 2013
Size: 6 mm
Found under bark of rotting Water Oak branch. Tarsal formula is 4-4-? (hind tarsi missing). No comparable Colydiid images found here but seems to be this family?

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Contributed by Donald R Riley on 20 November, 2013 - 10:36am

cool... these used to be treated in Colydiidae...
nowadays, Colydiidae are considered close to tenebs, while these guys turned out to be rather closely related to the coccinellid lineage, of all things )))))))

Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 20 November, 2013 - 10:58am login or register to post comments

 
Boy are you quick, thanks for
Boy are you quick, thanks for the ID. I see from the images here that this in not very common.
… Donald R Riley, 20 November, 2013 - 11:13am login or register to post comments

 
this is indeed a very nice beast --and distinctive, too
one of those immediately recognizable things
… v belov, 20 November, 2013 - 11:17am login or register to post comments

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