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Beetle? - Megalodacne heros
Copyright © 2008 Kirbster

Beetle? - Megalodacne heros
Cathedral State Park, West Virginia, USA
June 2, 2008
Size: <2cm
Found dozens of these guys on a dead hemlock snag in the old growth area of Cathedral State Park.
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Contributed by Kirbster on 7 June, 2008 - 12:08am
Last updated 3 August, 2008 - 11:55pm

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… John R. Maxwell, 3 August, 2008 - 11:55pm login or register to post comments

Megalodacne
This is a Pleasing Fungus Beetle (Erotylidae) in the genus Megalodacne
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 7 June, 2008 - 12:27am login or register to post comments

 
Yes, it's M. heros.
Yes, it's M. heros.
… Skip Blanchard, 7 June, 2008 - 12:32pm login or register to post comments

not an ID
One of the beetle experts will nail this for you, but it looks like a Sex*ton Beetle (genus Nicro*phorus) to me.
… Kevin Hall, 7 June, 2008 - 12:27am login or register to post comments

 
oops
Nevermind...looks like I'm not even close. :)
… Kevin Hall, 7 June, 2008 - 12:28am login or register to post comments

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