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Small Beetle - Prionochaeta opaca
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

Small Beetle - Prionochaeta opaca
Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
August 22, 2005
Size: 3.5mm
Is this a Marsh-loving Beetle? The fourth segment from the end of the antenna is tiny.
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Contributed by tom murray on 24 August, 2005 - 8:01pm
Last updated 2 December, 2005 - 8:05pm

Leiodidae: Cholevinae: Prionochaeta opaca
This is the only "largish" all-dark cholevine in New England.
… Donald S. Chandler, 2 December, 2005 - 7:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Prionochaeta opaca
I wasn't expecting this little beetle to get identified to species, so this was a nice surprise. Thanks Donald.
… tom murray, 2 December, 2005 - 8:10pm login or register to post comments

Leiodidae
That tiny segment is a very good family-level character for Leiodidae
… Doug Yanega, 2 November, 2005 - 8:06pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
for all the beetle ID's Douglas. That was a great help with ones nobody could identify. The next book I buy is going to be yours, I've heard lots of good things about it.
… tom murray, 2 November, 2005 - 9:03pm login or register to post comments

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