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Unknown Beetle(?) - Microporus obliquus
Copyright © 2012 Joe

Unknown Beetle(?) - Microporus obliquus
Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
June 24, 2012
Size: about 1/4"
Hello,

We recently have had a good number of these insects in our house that we think came in with a recent shipment. We live in Arizona but if they came in from somewhere else that doesn't really help. I have attached a picture to help with the id. The are very small, maybe a 1/8" - 1/4". When touched they make a slight clicking noise and release an odor. It is a sweet smell that reminds me of soap, which I thought it was at one point before I realized it came from the insect. They also appear to play dead.
Thanks for your help.
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Contributed by Joe on 24 June, 2012 - 5:19pm
Last updated 13 September, 2019 - 9:59am

Moved
Moved from Microporus.
… v belov, 13 September, 2019 - 9:59am login or register to post comments

Moved tentatively
Moved from Cydninae.
… v belov, 24 August, 2015 - 12:58pm login or register to post comments

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… v belov, 9 August, 2012 - 11:05am login or register to post comments

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I'm guessing you didn't mean to move this to beetles. :)
… Ken Wolgemuth, 19 July, 2012 - 4:36pm login or register to post comments

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… john and jane balaban, 19 July, 2012 - 9:31am login or register to post comments

Not beetle, but a Burrowing Bug (Cydnidae)
Maybe something close to this one:



Welcome to BugGuide!
… Ken Wolgemuth, 24 June, 2012 - 5:36pm login or register to post comments

 
Thats it! Thanks.
Thats it! Thanks.
… Joe, 24 June, 2012 - 5:41pm login or register to post comments

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