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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » Aphodiine Dung Beetles (Aphodiinae) » Aphodiini » Oscarinus » Oscarinus rusicola
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Dung Beetle - Oscarinus rusicola
Copyright © 2011 tom murray

Dung Beetle - Oscarinus rusicola
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
July 19, 2011
Size: 4.6mm
Attracted to lights.

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Contributed by tom murray on 20 July, 2011 - 8:55am
Last updated 2 August, 2011 - 9:01am

ID confirmed
as Aphodius (Oscarinus) rusicola by microscopic examination of this specimen, now a photo-voucher. Thanks Tom.
… Brad Barnd, 5 September, 2011 - 1:32am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Aphodius.
… v belov, 2 August, 2011 - 9:01am login or register to post comments

Oscarinus rusicola
Again, Vasili got it right. He's going to put me out of my job. It could possibly be something else (much rare in that part of the US) which is subtly different. But it sure looks like Oscarinus rusicola to me!
… Paul Skelley, 2 August, 2011 - 8:44am login or register to post comments

 
thanks again, Paul
we badly need you stay on your job, man: it's because of the IDs and ref. sources you've provided that i'm able to make a lucky call every now and then --and enjoy figuring stuff out so much, too [rather than feel tortured by uncertainty because of info gaps]
… v belov, 2 August, 2011 - 9:07am login or register to post comments

best guess, Oscarinus rusicola; wait for Paul
Moved from Aphodiine Dung Beetles.
… v belov, 20 July, 2011 - 9:10am login or register to post comments

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