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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Tenebrionoidea » Darkling Beetles (Tenebrionidae) » Tenebrioninae » Opatrini » Blapstinus » Blapstinus metallicus
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Tenebrionidae? - Blapstinus metallicus
Copyright © 2007 Tim Moyer

Tenebrionidae? - Blapstinus metallicus
Medford, (~25 miles east of Philadelphia, PA) Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
July 11, 2007
Size: ~5.5mm
Looks like a Tenebrionidae, but not one I've seen before. suggestions/corrections welcome!

came to UV light

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Tenebrionidae? - Blapstinus metallicus Tenebrionidae? - Blapstinus metallicus
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Contributed by Tim Moyer on 5 October, 2007 - 9:34pm
Last updated 21 October, 2008 - 7:49pm

Moved
Moved from Blapstinus.
… Tim Moyer, 21 October, 2008 - 7:49pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Thank you both.

Moved from Beetles.
… Tim Moyer, 6 October, 2007 - 7:10pm login or register to post comments

Blapstinus sp.
Jim is correct, but with an "n".
… Donald S. Chandler, 6 October, 2007 - 6:35pm login or register to post comments

 
yes, Blapstinus metallicus
*
… v belov, 21 October, 2008 - 3:41am login or register to post comments

Blapsti*mus
is my guess.
… Jim McClarin, 6 October, 2007 - 3:49am login or register to post comments

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