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REMAINING (number with state)
Abdomen, Elytra, percentage covered by bands
Under 50% (3)
over 50% (3)
About 50% (2)
under 20% (2)
Abdomen, elytra, first band
Perpendicular to elytral margin (14)
Large, length less than 2 times width (12)
Complete to sutural margin (6)
Maculation, with spots and/or not straight shape (6)
None (4)
Oblique, not perpendicular to the elytral margin (4)
Thin, length more than 2 times width (4)
Abdomen, elytra, margin, where elytra join, entirely dark blue
No (20)
Yes (6)
Abdomen, elytra, percent of surface covered by bands or marks
Under 50% (4)
under 20% (3)
About 50% (2)
over 50% (2)
Abdomen, elytra, presence of bands
Yes (18)
No, and maculation near middle of each elytron, which takes one half of the width of elytron (2)
No, with maculation near middle of each elytron, which is small, obliquely transverse and/or orangish (2)
Abdomen, elytra, second band
Perpendicular to elytral margin (14)
Complete to sutural margin (10)
Large, length less than 2 times width (10)
Interrupted before central margin even tiny (6)
Maculation, with spots and/or not straight shape (4)
Thin, length more than 2 times width (4)
None (2)
Oblique, not perpendicular to the elytral margin (2)
With a strong constriction, sometimes almost until the separation of the band into two parts (2)
With feeble constriction, just a little deformation, not until the separation of the band into two parts (2)
Abdomen, elytra, surface color
purplish black (17)
Orange (8)
Dark metallic blue (4)
Nearly black (4)
Yellow (4)
Pale blue or pale green (2)
Reddish brown (2)
Red (1)
Abdomen, elytra, third band
Perpendicular to elytral margin (10)
Oblique, not perpendicular to the elytral margin (8)
Complete to sutural margin (6)
None (6)
Large, length less than 2 times width (4)
Thin, length more than 2 times width (4)
Interrupted before sutural margin (2)
Maculation, with spots and/or not straight shape (2)
Up to the second band level (2)
Abdomen, elytra, tips
Rounded (8)
Emarginate or pointed (4)
Truncate (4)
Body, length
8-9 mm (21)
9-10 mm (20)
7-8 mm (19)
10-11 mm (16)
11-12 mm (14)
12-13 mm (12)
13-14 mm (11)
14-15 mm (10)
15-16 mm (7)
6-7 mm (7)
16-17 mm (5)
17-18 mm (2)
5-6 mm (2)
4-5 mm (1)
Length of the galea
1/2 of the distance between the eyes across the front (18)
About as long as the distance between the eyes across the front (2)
Disctinctly longer than the distance between the eyes across the front (2)
Potential distribution
NM (10)
CA (8)
CO (8)
Northern Mexico (8)
TX (8)
ND (6)
OK (6)
UT (6)
WY (6)
AZ (4)
CT (4)
Canada (4)
DE (4)
MA (4)
MT (4)
NE (4)
NH (4)
NJ (4)
NY (4)
OR (4)
PA (4)
SD (4)
VT (4)
WI (4)
WV (4)
AL (2)
Ak (2)
FL (2)
GA (2)
IA (2)
ID (2)
IL (2)
IN (2)
KS (2)
MD (2)
ME (2)
MI (2)
MN (2)
MS (2)
NC (2)
NV (2)
OH (2)
RI (2)
SC (2)
TN (2)
VA (2)
WA (2)
Sex
Female, with rim of fifth sternite always straight or lightly concave and the sixth sternite with width longer than length (11)
Male,with rim of the fifth sternite always strongly concave and the sixth sternite with length longer than width (11)
Thorax, pronotum, color of hairs
Bright orange (2)
Dark red (1)
Thorax, pronotum, shape of hairs
Moderatly dense, do not obscure the surface from view (16)
Dense, obscure surface from view (6)