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Photo#17835
ID Request - male
Copyright © 1984 Tony Thomas

ID Request - Male
nr Fredericton, York County, New Brunswick, Canada
September 21, 1984
Size: large
Same notes as for Photo 17828. This guy has hairy (sparse) elytra!!
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Contributed by Tony Thomas on 21 May, 2005 - 6:19pm

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… bugguy, 26 July, 2005 - 3:25pm login or register to post comments

Dytiscus sp. male.
This is probably a male Dytiscus sp. Male because of the highly-modified front tarsi (simple in females), Dytiscus because it is "large." These are pretty distinctive beetles.
… Eric R. Eaton, 24 May, 2005 - 3:53pm login or register to post comments

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