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Black Bee Assassin (Apiomerus longispinis)
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Copyright © 2013
Alice Abela
Apiomerus longispinis? -
Apiomerus longispinis
Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
July 22, 2013
Size: 1.5cm
Found after dark in a clearing in mixed oak conifer woodland with Aaron Schusteff on the way the Bugguide gathering
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Contributed by
Alice Abela
on 24 December, 2013 - 7:57pm
Last updated 24 December, 2013 - 10:23pm
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v belov
, 24 December, 2013 - 10:23pm
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nice... longispinus has white specks on connexivia
this one doesn't
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v belov
, 24 December, 2013 - 9:39pm
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Maybe...
I think they might be there (if I'm right that you're referring to the checking on the abdomen where it protrudes past the wings), it's just fainter than that on the other specimens pictured and kind of lost in all the glare? Maybe the full size image will show it better:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/44150996@N06/9446199611/sizes/o/in/set-72157624243296028/
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Alice Abela
, 24 December, 2013 - 10:17pm
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yes indeed... thanks, Alice
another example showing that posting maximum-res images is a very good idea!
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v belov
, 24 December, 2013 - 10:24pm
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Ken Wolgemuth
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