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Large pronotum, small size - Acrotrichis
Copyright © 2006 Jim McClarin

Large pronotum, small size - Acrotrichis
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
July 18, 2006
Size: 1.0 mm
Another tiny beetle that I sucked up with my aspirator when it showed up at my mercury vapor light.

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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 5 August, 2006 - 11:14am
Last updated 5 August, 2006 - 7:12pm

Ptiliidae: Acratrichis sp.
One of the larger ptiliids.
… Donald S. Chandler, 5 August, 2006 - 1:52pm login or register to post comments

 
Acrotrichis. Much thanks, Don.
I guess it was a good night for ptiliids.
… Jim McClarin, 5 August, 2006 - 7:05pm login or register to post comments

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