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Neotrichophorus? - Orthostethus infuscatus
Copyright © 2006 Steve Scott

Neotrichophorus? - Orthostethus infuscatus
Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois, USA
July 19, 2006
Size: 2 cm
At light at night - but was more interested in landing on me than persuing the light.
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Contributed by Steve Scott on 9 August, 2006 - 6:34pm
Last updated 24 January, 2008 - 9:53pm

Moved
Moved from Click Beetles.
… Steve Scott, 24 January, 2008 - 9:53pm login or register to post comments

Hi Steve,
I've been trying to use my knuckles for scaling and I keep coming up with a beetle closer to 3 cm in length. Is that possible? If so your specimen looks like Orthostethus infuscatus to me. It even has that odd shape to the tip of the pronotal spine.
… Dennis Haines, 24 January, 2008 - 6:20pm login or register to post comments

 
Hmm, I hadn't thought of that.
Based on my knuckle it is 1.8 cm from the head to the top of the knuckle so it would be between 2.5 and 3 cm in total length. Thanks for the effort. :)
… Steve Scott, 24 January, 2008 - 9:43pm login or register to post comments

 
Hmm, I hadn't thought of that.
Measuring from tendon ridge to edge of skin fold yields 3 cm. In the image that matches the length of the beetle. You may be correct! Thanks for the effort. I had long since filled this one as "genus, species". :)
… Steve Scott, 24 January, 2008 - 9:49pm login or register to post comments

probably correct -
but I´m not sure.
… Boris Büche, 18 May, 2007 - 8:26am login or register to post comments

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