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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) » Darkling Beetles (Tenebrionidae)
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ground beetle - male - female
Copyright © 2009 Dave Beaudette

ground beetle - Male Female
San Pedro House, east of Sierra Vista, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
October 10, 2009
Size: about 2 cm
These beetles are common at this site now and several copulating pairs seen.

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ground beetle - male - female ground beetle - male - female
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Contributed by Dave Beaudette on 13 October, 2009 - 9:32am

Moved
Moved from Ground Beetles.
… Dave Beaudette, 13 October, 2009 - 10:03am login or register to post comments

Wrong family
These are in the Tenebrionidae, possibly in the genus Eleodes.
… Eric R. Eaton, 13 October, 2009 - 9:38am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Eric. Moved this into the proper family.
… Dave Beaudette, 13 October, 2009 - 10:04am login or register to post comments

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