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Click Beetle - Melanactes piceus
Copyright © 2007 Sam Houston

Click Beetle - Melanactes piceus
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
April 21, 2007
Size: 1 1/4"
Is this a gigantic click beetle ?
Please help with ID.
What is that "spot" on its back ?

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Contributed by Sam Houston on 23 April, 2007 - 11:07am
Last updated 17 September, 2007 - 12:32pm

Melanactes piceus
Melanactes piceus - large size, black, and vfine stria or rows of punctures down elytra. see

not sure what "spot" you're referring to? I think I see a couple of water droplets and the flash bounce.
… Tim R. Moyer, 23 April, 2007 - 12:45pm login or register to post comments

 
Maybe it is water. I didn't n
Maybe it is water. I didn't notice the other droplet until now.
… Sam Houston, 23 April, 2007 - 1:00pm login or register to post comments

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