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Beetle Larvae
Copyright © 2008 Tom Bentley

Beetle Larvae
Reed-Turner Woodland Nature Preserve, Lake County, Illinois, USA
April 21, 2008
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Contributed by Tom Bentley on 21 April, 2008 - 6:40pm
Last updated 23 May, 2008 - 11:44am

Moved
Moved from Ground Beetles.
… Brad Barnd, 23 May, 2008 - 11:44am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… Tom Bentley, 21 April, 2008 - 8:03pm login or register to post comments

Carabidae
The number of joints in the urogomphi (tail whips) of this larva indicate it is carabid instead of staphy*linid. Scroll down on this page to see paragraphy on how to tell the two families' larvae apart.
… Jim McClarin, 21 April, 2008 - 7:56pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the info Jim.
Thanks for the info Jim.
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