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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » May Beetles and Junebugs (Melolonthinae) » Dichelonychini » Dichelonyx
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Beetle - Dichelonyx
Copyright © 2008 Ken Schneider

Beetle - Dichelonyx
SFSU Field Station, Sierra County, California, USA
July 7, 2008
Size: 8 mm
This beetle came to lights at night and was common in this area. I think it's one of the scarabs?
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Contributed by Ken Schneider on 12 July, 2008 - 12:01pm
Last updated 12 July, 2008 - 9:36pm

yes, Dichelonyx sp.
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… v belov, 12 July, 2008 - 12:15pm login or register to post comments

 
Species ID?
According to the entomologists who set up the night lights and led the field class, this is probably D. backii. Not sure if the photo shows the species-level characters well enough, though, so will leave at genus for now...
… Ken Schneider, 21 July, 2008 - 3:55pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
for the ID! Moving to guide page.
… Ken Schneider, 12 July, 2008 - 9:36pm login or register to post comments

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