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Nemognatha lurida
2222_0383 Photo added 2004-08-04

Nemognatha lurida (Coleoptera: Meloidae)
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Fremont, Alameda County, California
July 6, 2004

ID confirmed by John D. Pinto (UC Riverside): 'The greatly enlarged hind tibial spurs are apparent as is the elongate galea. Subspecies characteristics are not obvious in the photo but apicalis is generally considered to apply to all western populations of the species.'

all photos and text © Joyce Gross