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Beetle - Attalus frosti - female
Copyright © 2014 John Rosenfeld

Beetle - Attalus frosti - Female
Allison Park, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
July 3, 2014
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Contributed by John Rosenfeld on 17 July, 2014 - 10:50am
Last updated 12 August, 2017 - 7:12pm

Attalus frosti Marshall, female
Moved from Attalus terminalis. ID'd from specimen, now a photo-voucher. Thanks John.

With all the usual caveats (this family is damn tough to ID), this would appear to be Attalus frosti due to the long notch in the terminal abdominal segment, which also has numerous long hairs. In A. terminalis, I would expect the apex of the elytra to be at least narrowly pale.

A. morulus is very similar with a shorter notch in the last abdominal segement.
… Brad Barnd, 12 August, 2017 - 7:10pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Brad
I wonder if Lisa's is an A. frosti -

… John Rosenfeld, 12 August, 2017 - 9:57pm login or register to post comments

 
might be
hopefully I have it around here somewhere
… Brad Barnd, 12 August, 2017 - 11:13pm login or register to post comments

Moved tentatively; hope Brad confirms
Moved from Malachiinae.
… v belov, 28 February, 2015 - 11:31am login or register to post comments

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