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Photo#90402
Acanthocephala alata

Acanthocephala alata
Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
October 20, 2006
Size: 24 mm
Length measured in place.
(ID updated 1/2/18, thanks! Larger image, and additional views added as well.)

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Moved
Moved from Acanthocephala. Thanks, Ken, with the dark antenna segments, this seems to match alata, and the guide page says that is distinctive. This would have been the first BugGuide record for A. alata if I had identified it correctly at the time.

 
The spot on the pronotum is missing.
Of course, that could be due to the overall darkness of this particular individual.

 
Yes, I noticed lack of spot
Maybe some wear? It looks a bit worn. Looking at images here, it looks like the dark spot is a patch that does not have the thick pubescence found on the rest of the pronotum. Adding additional images in case that helps.

 
see this one
It looks like the spot is indeed there, just faint:


 
I noticed that :)
I think the move is good.

Moved
Moved from Acanthocephala declivis.

Maybe A. alata, given dark antennal segments and location?

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