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Hister Beetle
Copyright © 2005 Tony DiTerlizzi

Hister Beetle
Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
April 17, 2005
Size: ~4 mm
Found in the sandy patch of an old field near our house. There were many ant colonies and bee burrows present, but I am not sure if that will aid in identification. However, "Peterson's Guide to Beetles" (1) does say that some prey on other insects. Glancing through the book, this looks to perhaps be a species of Euspilotus, one of the more widespread in N. America.
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Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 19 April, 2005 - 9:07am
Last updated 29 March, 2006 - 10:25pm

Neato!
Very respectable image of a highly reflective, extremely convex beetle! Nice work. I'd hesitate to put a genus on it, though. There is a great website on hister beetles, I think its done at U of Wisconsin entomology department? They have amazing images of specimens, and comparing this image to those might be helpful.
… Eric R. Eaton, 19 April, 2005 - 8:16pm login or register to post comments

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