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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Series Cucujiformia » Long-horned and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Long-horned Beetles (Cerambycidae) » Cerambycinae » Clytini » Placosternus » Mesquite Borer (Placosternus difficilis)
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Placosternus - Placosternus difficilis
Copyright © 2013 Iustin Cret

Placosternus - Placosternus difficilis
Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, USA
December 17, 2013
Size: 16 mm
I found it at 3:44 PM. Sitting, motionless on the sidewalk.
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Contributed by Iustin Cret on 18 December, 2013 - 3:48pm
Last updated 17 September, 2014 - 10:32pm

Moved
Moved from Placosternus.
… Iustin Cret, 17 September, 2014 - 10:32pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Long-horned Beetles.
… Guy A. Hanley, 1 January, 2014 - 11:35am login or register to post comments

Date
Please add the collection date to the photos that you are keeping.
… John R. Maxwell, 21 December, 2013 - 1:26pm login or register to post comments

 
Sorry
I fixed.
… Iustin Cret, 21 December, 2013 - 11:24pm login or register to post comments

Moved tentatively
Moved from Beetles.
… Iustin Cret, 19 December, 2013 - 8:25pm login or register to post comments

A staggering amount of photos to review.
If I were you, I'd cut way back, but mention many more images are available on request. There's a good chance this single shot will be enough for ID. (My understanding is that a dorsal shot is best and that lateral views usually aren't worthwhile.) More info - which may conflict with mine - is in this article:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/258535
… Ron Hemberger, 18 December, 2013 - 4:33pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
Yes it is a big amount of photos. If will not be more comments or if they will not be move, I'll reduce the number in two-three days.
If the pictures will be moved, I will need guidance, to know which is good to keep, or I will reduce the number after a few more time.
A dorsal view, a ventral view and possibly one side view should be sufficiently for ID.
The problem would be that an expert could quickly choose which, or if any, details worth to be keep. I think it would be easier to have a choice than to ask for additional pictures.
… Iustin Cret, 18 December, 2013 - 4:57pm login or register to post comments

 
Glad you're open-minded.
Generally speaking, the beetle people won't hesitate to ask for more. (Bee experts probably won't.) The nastiest request I ever got was for a flower beetle's foot! I mean, it's standing ankle-deep in a flower!

If you decide you want to cut back and need a second set of eyes, I'm available. Just ask here.
… Ron Hemberger, 18 December, 2013 - 5:10pm login or register to post comments

 
Comment image kept
cleaning up Cerambycid pages, all other images not needed..
… Guy A. Hanley, 1 January, 2014 - 11:17am login or register to post comments

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