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New smallest beetle! - Bacanius punctiformis
Copyright © 2006 Jim McClarin

New smallest beetle! - Bacanius punctiformis
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
May 14, 2006
Size: approx. .676 - .804 mm
Notice the crease down the center of this beetle's underside. You can see traces of it in a couple other underside images as well.

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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 14 May, 2006 - 6:02pm
Last updated 15 July, 2006 - 4:57pm

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