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G. quadrisignatus? - Glischrochilus fasciatus
Copyright © 2014 Gary Griswold

G. quadrisignatus? - Glischrochilus fasciatus
March, Dallas County, Missouri, USA
September 1, 2013
Size: ~ 6 mm
Extracted from a Lindgren funnel trap by Jerry Wilson. I believe it's a Nitidulid, likely G. quadrisignatus? To my surprise none listed in BG from Missouri. Confirmation and ID would be appreciated.... The first one submitted should be a G. fasciatus and this one should be the G. quadrisignatus, see image of first one below:


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G. quadrisignatus? - Glischrochilus fasciatus G. quadrisignatus? - Glischrochilus fasciatus
Contributed by Gary Griswold on 8 January, 2014 - 2:50pm
Last updated 13 January, 2014 - 2:07pm

Moved
Moved from Sap-feeding Beetles.
… Gary Griswold, 8 January, 2014 - 8:13pm

Both are G. fasciatus
Your first pic has a bit of glare obscuring the anterior marking, but it is consistent with G. fasciatus, which in my experience is much more common.
… Brad Barnd, 8 January, 2014 - 7:34pm

 
Brad...
Appreciate the help...
… Gary Griswold, 8 January, 2014 - 8:15pm

It will be interesting to see what the experts say
They both seem to have the color pattern of fasciatus to us, but that's not always meaningful. Looking forward to the answer you get.
… john and jane balaban, 8 January, 2014 - 5:43pm

 
Interest too,
the first one and larger of the two has dried out more and the coloration of the patterns is a lot more yellowish in color than before. Hoping I have one of each but we'll see. Thanks again.
… Gary Griswold, 8 January, 2014 - 6:16pm

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