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Beetle red & black - Desmocerus auripennis

Beetle red & black - Desmocerus auripennis
Sequoia National Park, high Sierras, California, USA
June 1, 2004
This image is a still frame of some footage that was shot of 2 of these beetles mating then a 3rd starts to fight for mating rights. Have been trying to id this for a while, but no luck. Have posted the mating fight on YouTube if you want a better look at the type of beetle here's the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFAah0DpYoA or go directly to YouTube and do a search for Beetles mating fight. Thanks for any help you can offer.

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Looks like Desmocerus auripennis
http://bugguide.net/node/view/156731/bgpage