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beetle - Dermestes talpinus
Copyright © 2006 tom murray

beetle - Dermestes talpinus
Virginia City, Storey County, Nevada, USA
June 25, 2006
Size: 7mm
This was under some scat.
Contributed by tom murray on 5 July, 2006 - 10:19pm
Last updated 25 March, 2007 - 6:52am

Looks like a match
Jim, thanks for the id.
… tom murray, 25 March, 2007 - 6:52am

D. talpinus
is what this looks like to me due to the lighter-colored scutellum.
… Jim McClarin, 25 March, 2007 - 5:42am

Dermestes sp.
Looks like a species of Dermestes. Must have mistaken the scat for carrion:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 6 July, 2006 - 2:32pm

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