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Latridiidae, dorsal - Cartodere constricta
Copyright © 2011 MJ Hatfield

Latridiidae, dorsal - Cartodere constricta
Tullamore, Story County, Iowa, USA
Size: 1.5 mm
Found dead in a light fixture inside the house, 5-Feb-2010. The pronotum looks distinctive. Cartodere constricta perhaps.

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Contributed by MJ Hatfield on 3 December, 2011 - 6:40pm
Last updated 14 January, 2013 - 1:41pm

absolutely. good call.
Moved from Beetles.
… v belov, 3 December, 2011 - 7:19pm

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