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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Longhorn and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae) » Case-bearing Leaf Beetles (Cryptocephalinae) » Clytrini » Megalostomina » Megalostomis » Megalostomis dimidiata
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red and black beetle - Megalostomis dimidiata
Copyright © 2007 Penny Crispin

red and black beetle - Megalostomis dimidiata
Lake Corpus Christi, San Patricio County, Texas, USA
November 10, 2006
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Contributed by Penny Crispin on 7 January, 2007 - 2:48pm
Last updated 12 July, 2009 - 1:59pm

Looks like a leaf beetle
in the Cryptocephalinae. Maybe Rob Westerduijn or Mike Quinn will spot this and be able to tell you which one. Mike has done some great work online with the Texas Leaf Beetles. You may be able to track it down yourself by examining his online work.
… john and jane balaban, 7 January, 2007 - 5:58pm login or register to post comments

 
Megalostomis dimidiata
Det. per Ed Riley. Mike
… Mike Quinn, 17 January, 2007 - 4:00pm login or register to post comments

 
Does it feed on the grass flowers
or seeds, Mike, or is it just resting there?
… john and jane balaban, 17 January, 2007 - 6:39pm login or register to post comments

 
Thought to feed on legumes
So it's probably just resting on the grass... Mike
… Mike Quinn, 18 January, 2007 - 2:06am login or register to post comments

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