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Crunchy-looking beetle with shiny spots - Lithophorus ornatus
Copyright © 2009 John Schneider

Crunchy-looking beetle with shiny spots - Lithophorus ornatus
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
November 4, 2009
Size: 5.5 mm
came to UV light. Zopheridae?

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Crunchy-looking beetle with shiny spots - Lithophorus ornatus Crunchy looking beetle with shiny spots, from the side this time - Lithophorus ornatus
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Contributed by John Schneider on 5 November, 2009 - 7:38am
Last updated 14 July, 2017 - 12:44pm

great find!
though not a zopherid, yours is still a very good call: these guys used to be lumped with the Colydiidae for quite a while

Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 5 November, 2009 - 7:53am login or register to post comments

 
cool :-)
Thanks for the quick ID, V!
… John Schneider, 5 November, 2009 - 8:02am login or register to post comments

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