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beetle - Euspilotus assimilis
Copyright © 2009 Bo Zaremba

beetle - Euspilotus assimilis
Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
May 31, 2009
Landed on a very ripe carcass.

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beetle - Euspilotus assimilis beetle - Euspilotus assimilis
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Contributed by Bo Zaremba on 1 June, 2009 - 1:04pm
Last updated 8 February, 2011 - 11:03am

Moved tentatively; thanks, guys
Moved from Saprininae.
… v belov, 8 February, 2011 - 11:03am login or register to post comments

Euspilotus ?assimilis
Agree with Jeff, but it's more like a guess
… atishe8, 8 February, 2011 - 10:54am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Clown Beetles.
… v belov, 16 March, 2010 - 12:28pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Saprinus.
… Jeff Gruber, 7 June, 2009 - 5:23pm login or register to post comments

must be Saprinus
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… v belov, 1 June, 2009 - 1:32pm login or register to post comments

 
Euspilotus?
More inclined to call it a Euspilotus, but would need additional views to say for sure. It's probably Euspilotus assimilis.
… Jeff Gruber, 1 June, 2009 - 2:11pm login or register to post comments

A hister beetle of sorts
an expert might get you further with the ID.
… Tim Loh, 1 June, 2009 - 1:10pm login or register to post comments

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