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Wedge-shaped Beetle

Macrosiagon cruenta

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Description:

Narrow female beetle with black head and thorax. The abdomen is primarily orange. The tips of the elytra are black. They are have a wedge shape. Antennae are combed. This one was about 7 mm long.

Habitat:

Buckwheat flowers in chaparral. Found throughout the southern US and south through Mexico into Brazil.

Notes:

ID was confirmed by Z.H. Falin

Reference Links:

Species Macrosiagon cruenta - BugGuide.Net

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PublishedMarch 18, 2014

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