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Alice Abela
Bledius ferratus
Salt Creek, Death Valley, Inyo County, California, USA
March 31, 2016
Size: ~5mm
Landing on water surface of saline creek through desert habitat
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Contributed by
Alice Abela
on 17 April, 2016 - 5:14pm
Last updated 31 December, 2016 - 5:15am
Moved
Moved from
Bledius
.
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Charley Eiseman
, 31 December, 2016 - 5:15am
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Moved, Bledius sp.
Moved from
Beetles
.
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Blaine Mathison
, 17 April, 2016 - 5:15pm
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ID: Bledius ferratus
I found Revision of Bledius and related genera. Part 1, The aequatorialis, mandibularis, and semiferrugineus groups and two new genera (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Oxytelinae). Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 149, article 2
Herman, Lee H. at
http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/591
. It looks like Bledius ferratus is the only of the member of the Mandibularis Group in range. Death Valley is also listed as a collection location for this species and the description: "The individuals from the inland populations of southern California and Baja del Norte are lightly pigmented. The head is reddish brown to light reddish brown, the pronotum is reddish brown to dark yellowish brown, the elytra are pale reddish brown to yellowish brown, and the abdomen reddish brown to yellowish brown. The pubescence is moderately long. The mandibles have large basal denticles." fits.
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Alice Abela
, 17 April, 2016 - 5:35pm
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ID confirmed as Bledius ferratus by Arthur Evans
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Alice Abela
, 29 December, 2016 - 12:16pm
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