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Photo#20752
Copyright © 2005
tom murray
fungus beetle -
Leiodes
Boxborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
June 16, 2005
Size: 3.5mm
Contributed by
tom murray
on 18 June, 2005 - 10:17am
Last updated 2 April, 2007 - 5:14am
Moved
Moved from
Anisotoma
.
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Boris Büche
, 2 April, 2007 - 5:14am
Rather: Leiodes
. . . sure not Anisotoma. The spiny tibiae indicate, that this is one from the genera with subterranean (digging) habits.
The photo does not show all necessary details for a really safe genus ID - but size and curved hind tibiae almost exclude anything but Leiodes. I´ll move it there.
cheers, Boris
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Boris Büche
, 2 April, 2007 - 5:13am
Boris,
Thanks for you're continuing effort at getting all the beetles identified as much as the photos allow!
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tom murray
, 2 April, 2007 - 6:54am
Moved
to subfamily and genus.
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Jim McClarin
, 4 December, 2005 - 2:22pm
Anisotoma sp.
Thanks Jim.
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tom murray
, 4 December, 2005 - 5:34pm
Moved to Leiodidae
Very nice image for ID, Tom.
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Jim McClarin
, 20 June, 2005 - 6:02pm
Anisotoma sp.?
This is definitely a leiodid, a "round fungus beetle" (Leiodidae: Leiodinae)- the giveaway is the "shrunken" eigth antennal segment (fourth in from the ultimate, in this case) that characterizes many of the genera in this family.
These can be difficult to key out, and even harder to sight-id, so I'm a little hesitant to throw names around. However, because the labrum does not appear deeply emarginate (i.e., cleft), the tarsi appear to have more than 3 segments, etc. etc., I'd say this was a species of
Anisotoma
, a genus with 15 species in North America that is known to live on slime mold plasmodia and fruiting bodies.
A neat beetle!
cheers,
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Zack Falin
, 20 June, 2005 - 4:53pm
Not a leaf beetle.
Leaf beetles do not have clubbed antennae. I'd start with Nitidulidae....um, on second thought, what Zack says:-) Hahaha! The beauty of "edit your comment." Thank you, Zack for not only putting a name on this, but pointing out HOW you arrived at your decision. Brilliant:-)
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Eric R. Eaton
, 20 June, 2005 - 4:17pm