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meathook alleculine - Androchirus erythropus - male
Copyright © 2007 Jim McClarin

meathook alleculine - Androchirus erythropus - Male
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
July 27, 2007
Size: about 9 mm
This alleculine darkling beetle with enormous protarsi came to my MV lights on a warm, humid night.

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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 6 August, 2007 - 7:53pm
Last updated 19 August, 2007 - 7:06pm

Moved
Moved from Comb-clawed Beetles.
… Jim McClarin, 19 August, 2007 - 7:06pm login or register to post comments

Androchirus
The pointy hind angles makes me think this is an Androchirus
… Kojun Kanda, 17 August, 2007 - 11:09pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes, that's what I thought it was at first.
Then I noticed those humongous protarsi and didn't know what to think. No other alleculines in bugguide have big front tarsi. I wonder what purpose they serve?

Do you know of anyone who speializes in this subfamily that we could ask to have a look?
… Jim McClarin, 18 August, 2007 - 10:57am login or register to post comments

 
It just
means it is a male. The females have normal protibiae and protarsi.
… Donald S. Chandler, 19 August, 2007 - 6:52pm login or register to post comments

 
Androchirus erythropus, male
Thanks, Don, for ID given elsewhere.
… Jim McClarin, 19 August, 2007 - 7:05pm login or register to post comments

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