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Soldier Beetle - Podabrus rugosulus
Copyright © 2008 Sam Houston

Soldier Beetle - Podabrus rugosulus
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
June 8, 2008
Size: 10mm (3/8")
Please help with ID.
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Contributed by Sam Houston on 9 June, 2008 - 11:39am
Last updated 10 June, 2008 - 8:25am

Not an ID
but looks like one of the Poda*brus soldier beetles. The closest visual match I can find is P. rugo*sulus, but I'm not sure if it get that far west, and there may well be other look-alike beetles...

… Ken Schneider, 9 June, 2008 - 1:21pm login or register to post comments

 
Podabrus rugosulus
Podabrus rugosulus looks good to me, and it is a widespread species--the orange "face" and the heavy texture on the pronotum (rugulose!):

Now, with the caveat that this is a difficult group, and previous species-level identifications made by the likes of me might be deemed incorrect at some future time. The genus Podabrus is, I believe, quite certain.
… Cotinis, 10 June, 2008 - 2:41am login or register to post comments

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