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Ant? - Pseudisobrachium
Copyright © 2007 Lynette Schimming

Ant? - Pseudisobrachium
Thompson Falls, Sanders County, Montana, USA
May 19, 2007
Size: 5 mm
Looks a lot like a rove beetle. Just has one too many body sections. Found under a rock.
Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 24 May, 2007 - 9:07pm
Last updated 25 May, 2007 - 8:14pm

Moved
Moved from Bethylidae.
… Lynette Schimming, 25 May, 2007 - 8:14pm

Pseudisobrachium sp. (Pristocerinae) - female
Very peculair shape of the three-segmented mesosoma leaves no doubt. Compare with pictures posted by Jim MacClarin last year.
… Richard Vernier, 25 May, 2007 - 12:52pm

Thanks
For the help!
… Lynette Schimming, 25 May, 2007 - 8:41am

Bethylid of some sort.
Bethylid of some sort.
… Gordon C. Snelling, 24 May, 2007 - 11:36pm

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