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Microschatia inaequalis
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Copyright © 2006
Robyn Waayers
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Microschatia inaequalis
Rancho Bernardo, San Diego County, California, USA
April 4, 2003
Size: body length about 12 mm
This species seems slightly uncommon in this area, and I have never seen them elsewhere. They are usually seen in the cooler months.
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Contributed by
Robyn Waayers
on 10 December, 2006 - 7:36pm
Last updated 2 April, 2016 - 12:09pm
thanks for the names, Bill.
we can use any amount of help in the teneb dept
Moved from
Asidini
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v belov
, 7 June, 2010 - 1:16am
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Echoed
Good to have you aboard, Bill.
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Ron Hemberger
, 7 June, 2010 - 12:42pm
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Microschatia
Looks like Microschatia inaequalis LeConte, and the locality works for that species too.
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William B. Warner
, 6 June, 2010 - 11:03pm
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How can you tell?
There's no bio on your personal page or link to some source that shows this species...
Never mind. Belov obviously vouches for you :-) Still, it would be nice to have a bio or at least a link to one. Any chance?
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Jim McClarin
, 7 June, 2010 - 12:50am
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Moved
Moved from
Darkling Beetles
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Kojun Kanda
, 25 September, 2007 - 2:19pm
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The wide antennal segment is actually two.
There is a very stubby terminal segment almost sunken in the much larger segment before it. That's diagnostic for Asidini according to Kojun.
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Jim McClarin
, 25 September, 2007 - 6:19pm
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Ron's other beetle:
Close relative, different species I'd say.
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Jim McClarin
, 11 December, 2006 - 3:07am
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Same genus?
This one is VERY similar (and also in SoCal).
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Robyn Waayers
, 11 December, 2006 - 11:18am
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Another possibility, but I'm no expert
Diabolical ironclad beetle
Phloeodes diabolicum
I think yours may be stubbier and have less texture in the front section, he said very unscientifically.
Also, check here:
http://mamba.bio.uci.edu/~pjbryant/biodiv/coleopt/Darkling2.htm
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Ron Hemberger
, 10 December, 2006 - 8:08pm
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Not this one...
We have many of these locally -- it is a different critter.
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Robyn Waayers
, 11 December, 2006 - 11:20am
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