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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) » Blister Beetles (Meloidae) » Desert Spider Beetles (Cysteodemus) » Inflated Beetle (Cysteodemus armatus)
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Weird Bug- looks like from space! - Cysteodemus armatus
Copyright © 2009 John Sanders

Weird Bug- looks like from space! - Cysteodemus armatus
Goffs, San Bernadino County, California, USA
April 23, 2009

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Weird Bug- looks like from space! - Cysteodemus armatus Weird Bug- looks like from space! - Cysteodemus armatus
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Contributed by crewcrews on 30 April, 2009 - 12:42am
Last updated 4 May, 2009 - 4:36am

Moved
Moved from Desert Spider Beetles to sp. page.
… Boris Büche, 4 May, 2009 - 4:36am login or register to post comments

Not an expert...
But please take a look at Inflated Beetle (Cysteodemus armatus).

Welcome to BugGuide!
… Ron M., 30 April, 2009 - 1:56am login or register to post comments

 
Thank You! That's our alien!!!
Your speedy ID is greatly appreciated!
… crewcrews, 30 April, 2009 - 3:18pm login or register to post comments

 
yes, this is it
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… v belov, 30 April, 2009 - 8:27am login or register to post comments

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