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Click beetle - Melanactes piceus
Copyright © 2006 Steve Pelikan

Click beetle - Melanactes piceus
Tanglewood Lane, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
May 19, 2006
Size: approx 3 cm.

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Contributed by Steve Pelikan on 20 June, 2006 - 8:20pm
Last updated 21 June, 2006 - 3:47pm

Melanactes piceus.
Hi, Steve! Great to see you here:-) Nice images of one of the few click beetles that are relatively easy to identify. The size, all-black, glossy, and smooth character of this species are pretty distinctive. Most click beetles have striated elytra (wing covers), of course. Neat find. I found one in West Virginia a couple days ago.
… Eric R. Eaton, 21 June, 2006 - 12:11pm login or register to post comments

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