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Pelonides quadripunctatus
Elongate-oval. Black, shining; elytra bright red, each with two large rounded black spots, the first of these before, the other just behind the middle. Thorax subcylindrical. finely and sparsely punctate. Elytra gradually widened from base to apex, rather finely, shallowly and roughly punctate. Club of antennae in male three times as long as funicle, the inner angles of joints 8 and 9 produced into very long stout branches; club shorter in the female and rami wanting.
On a Rough-leaved Dogwood bloom.
Adults visit flowers of Pyracantha, Cornus, Crataegus, Prosopis, Prunus, Quercus.
Spotted on May 12, 2013
Submitted on May 13, 2013
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