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Fungus Beetle ? - Litargus balteatus
Copyright © 2008 Sam Houston

Fungus Beetle ? - Litargus balteatus
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
December 26, 2008
Size: 4mm (5/32")
Please help with ID.
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Contributed by Sam Houston on 26 December, 2008 - 6:58pm
Last updated 27 December, 2008 - 7:35am

hmm...
i would not hesitate to call it Litargus balteatus but its indicated size is way too large...
… v belov, 26 December, 2008 - 11:41pm login or register to post comments

 
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I'm going to move it anyway. The size is an estimate not an actual measurement.
… Sam Houston, 27 December, 2008 - 7:35am login or register to post comments

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