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Copyright © 2015 Joyce Gross

small bug
Onion Valley Campground west of Independence, Inyo County, California, USA
July 12, 2010
Is this Plinthisus? Quite small bug (2-4mm) but apparently I didn't measure it.
Contributed by Joyce Gross on 31 January, 2015 - 2:08am
Last updated 6 October, 2016 - 12:04pm

awesome bug; no idea what it is
these cute litter-dwelling brachypterous jobs occur in several rhyp lineages -- i expect the experts to recognize yours offhand, will show around

Moved from True Bugs.
… v belov, 31 January, 2015 - 11:50am

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