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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Minute Brown Scavenger Beetles (Latridiidae) » Latridiinae » Latridius » Squarenosed Fungus Beetle (Latridius minutus)
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Latriid - Latridius minutus
Copyright © 2008 Brad Barnd

Latriid - Latridius minutus
Purdue Wildlife Area, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA
September 15, 2007
Size: ~ 1.5 to 1.75 mm
Taken with Lindgren funnel trap.

I believe I have the family right. Any help with genus?

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Contributed by Brad Barnd on 10 January, 2008 - 10:21pm
Last updated 14 September, 2012 - 1:00am

Moved
Moved from Minute Brown Scavenger Beetles.
… Brad Barnd, 12 January, 2008 - 9:18pm login or register to post comments

Looks like
. . . a member of the L.minutus group - but it is true, Latridiids are difficult by photo even on genus level.
… Boris Büche, 12 January, 2008 - 4:33am login or register to post comments

 
I think
I think both of you are right, this is L. minutus.
… Brad Barnd, 12 January, 2008 - 9:16pm login or register to post comments

Enicmus or Latridius?
From the top I can't tell which. That's also really small! Most of mine in both genera are more like 1.8 mm. The key in American beetles says to check the prosternal process. Keeled and raised above coxa in Enicmus.
Actually D&A say "Dienerella minutus" which I think is now Latridius minutus can be 1.2 mm although with a big range-I have a specimen at 1.6mm.
… Rick Buss, 11 January, 2008 - 8:47am login or register to post comments

 
Rechecked
I rechecked the size and it is more like 1.5 mm to 1.75 mm. The prosternal process seems to be more even with the procoxae and is not obviously keeled or raised above the level of the coxae. I'll have to look for more material to compare against so I can figure out the necessary characters.
… Brad Barnd, 11 January, 2008 - 7:41pm login or register to post comments

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