Whatzit-covered bostrichid - Xylobiops basilaris

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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Bostrichoidea » Horned Powder-post Beetles (Bostrichidae) » Bostrichinae » Xyloperthini » Xylobiops » Red-shouldered Bostrichid (Xylobiops basilaris)

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Copyright © 2006 Jim McClarin

Whatzit-covered bostrichid - Xylobiops basilaris

Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
May 31, 2006
Size: 5.2 mm

My attention was focused on the ghastly amount of white crud, and not on the antennae that were in no way those of a sco*lytine borer.

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Whatzit-covered bostrichid - Xylobiops basilaris

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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 3 June, 2006 - 11:17am
Last updated 21 October, 2010 - 7:51pm

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