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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Fungus, Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles (Tenebrionoidea) » Darkling Beetles (Tenebrionidae) » Pimeliinae » Cryptoglossini » Asbolus » Asbolus verrucosus
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Omorgus Beetle? - Asbolus verrucosus
Copyright © 2008 DaveAZ

Omorgus Beetle? - Asbolus verrucosus
Desert trail near Mesa, Arizona, USA
June 8, 2008
Size: roughly 1/2 inch long
The closest beetle pictures I have found are the Omorgus Beetles, although this has some obvious differences from the pictures on this site.
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Contributed by DaveAZ on 15 June, 2008 - 8:09pm
Last updated 25 August, 2008 - 6:00pm

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 25 August, 2008 - 6:00pm login or register to post comments

Tenebrionidae
not scarab. Something like Asbolus verrucosus
… margarethe brummermann, 15 June, 2008 - 9:09pm login or register to post comments

 
Looks identical
I think you have nailed it! Thanks.
… DaveAZ, 17 June, 2008 - 6:28pm login or register to post comments

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