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Costa Rica; Curtonotidae ev. Curtonotum sp
Andre Megroz
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 Costa Rica, Colon (south of San José), 950 msm, 10.4.2013.

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 Looks to me like a Curtonotidae, but I am not too familiar with this family
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 It is Curtonotidae. Maybe Curtonotum. At least does not seem Axinota.
 
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 Thank you, Ruud and Jorge, for the ID.
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