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Black beetle - Onthophagus hecate
Copyright © 2007 Leeann Davis

Black beetle - Onthophagus hecate
Houston, Ft. Bend County, Texas, USA
June 28, 2007
Size: approx. 1 cm
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Contributed by Leeann Davis on 29 June, 2007 - 6:19pm
Last updated 8 July, 2007 - 6:28pm

Moved
Moved from Scooped Scarab.
… Phillip Harpootlian, 8 July, 2007 - 6:29pm login or register to post comments

Looks like
something in the genus Onthophagus
… Guy A. Hanley, 30 June, 2007 - 9:11am login or register to post comments

 
agree
are you sure about the size? (1mm) I don't know the Texas fanua at all, but it looks an awful lot like Onthophagus hecate, which runs about 6-9mm

see
… Tim R. Moyer, 30 June, 2007 - 7:51pm login or register to post comments

 
Yeah, I was wrong about the s
Yeah, I was wrong about the size, I meant 1 cm.
… Leeann Davis, 1 July, 2007 - 10:18am login or register to post comments

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