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Dermestes talpinus
Photo#61696
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.
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tom murray
, 25 March, 2007 - 6:52am
D. talpinus
is what this looks like to me due to the lighter-colored scutellum.
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Jim McClarin
, 25 March, 2007 - 5:42am
Dermestes sp.
Looks like a species of Dermestes. Must have mistaken the scat for carrion:-)
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Eric R. Eaton
, 6 July, 2006 - 2:32pm