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Water Scavenger Beetle - Cercyon litoralis
Copyright © 2007 tom murray

Water Scavenger Beetle - Cercyon litoralis
Plum Island, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
October 31, 2007
Size: 2.8mm
Found under a log on the beach.

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Contributed by tom murray on 31 October, 2007 - 9:35pm
Last updated 16 December, 2008 - 3:27pm

Thanks Don
In the future, I'll either save them, or at least get a good ventral picture.
… tom murray, 16 December, 2008 - 3:27pm login or register to post comments

Cercyon litoralis
Pretty sure. Coastal species. The other I can't help you with. For many Cercyon you MUST see the mesosternal keel to be sure of anything, as a number of different species look otherwise pretty much the same.
… Donald S. Chandler, 16 December, 2008 - 10:48am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Water Scavenger Beetles.
… tom murray, 11 September, 2008 - 4:31pm login or register to post comments

 
thanks for moving stuff expediently!
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… v belov, 11 September, 2008 - 4:35pm login or register to post comments

 
No problem
It's easier than your job of identifying them.
… tom murray, 11 September, 2008 - 5:28pm login or register to post comments

 
don't we make a good team :-]
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… v belov, 11 September, 2008 - 5:37pm login or register to post comments

Cercyon sp.
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… v belov, 11 September, 2008 - 11:55am login or register to post comments

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