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Brachypsectridae? - Brachypsectra fulva
Copyright © 2008 Graham Montgomery

Brachypsectridae? - Brachypsectra fulva
Bastrop State Park, Bastrop County, Texas, USA
April 6, 2008
Size: ~1 cm
Found under bark eating a silverfish.


Also, this is a great site about it. http://www.delta-intkey.com/elateril/www/brachyps.htm

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Contributed by Graham Montgomery on 6 April, 2008 - 8:05pm
Last updated 17 August, 2008 - 5:58pm

Brachypsectra fulva
Only one sp. north of Mexico (1)
… Mike Quinn, 17 August, 2008 - 5:58pm login or register to post comments

Yes
Hard to mistake.
… Donald S. Chandler, 7 April, 2008 - 6:52pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks you
very much.
… Graham Montgomery, 7 April, 2008 - 7:38pm login or register to post comments

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