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Nicrophorus mexicanus
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Copyright © 2015
Arlon
unknown beetle -
Nicrophorus mexicanus
Mora, Mora County, New Mexico, USA
August 12, 2015
Size: 1/2-3/4"
live specimen was infested with mites.
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Arlon
on 21 August, 2015 - 9:14am
Last updated 4 August, 2020 - 12:52pm
Moved
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v belov
, 4 August, 2020 - 12:52pm
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Moved
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John S. Ascher
, 22 August, 2015 - 7:04am
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Nicrophorus sp.
in NM, possibly N. marginatus or N. mexicanus. I'm too far removed from this group to ID but that the epipleuron is visible, should held in a definitive ID.
The mites are phoretic (using the beetle for transportation), and are not parasitic.
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Blaine Mathison
, 21 August, 2015 - 9:28am
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