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small golden beetle - Scaphisoma rubens
Copyright © 2008 tom murray

small golden beetle - Scaphisoma rubens
Antrim, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
May 13, 2008
Size: 2mm

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Contributed by tom murray on 13 May, 2008 - 8:40pm
Last updated 15 May, 2008 - 4:39pm

Moved
Moved from Shining Fungus Beetles.
… tom murray, 15 May, 2008 - 4:39pm login or register to post comments

It sure does
And it looks like it might even be a Scaphisoma rubens. Thanks for the help Phillip.
… tom murray, 14 May, 2008 - 5:34pm login or register to post comments

 
It is
S. rubens.
… Donald S. Chandler, 15 May, 2008 - 11:34am login or register to post comments

looks like
… Phillip Harpootlian, 14 May, 2008 - 7:11am login or register to post comments

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