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Photo#730304
Small, gold beetle on a flower - Metrioidea

Small, gold beetle on a flower - Metrioidea
Northwest of Stratford, Dallam County, Texas, USA
September 16, 2012
Size: 3.5 - 4.0 mm

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Small, gold beetle on a flower - Metrioidea Small, gold beetle on a flower - Metrioidea

Moved
Moved from Luperina-subtribe.

Metrioidea?? these things are so damn confusing...
hope our experts tell

Moved from Beetles.

 
ID confirmed by S.M. Clark:
"These beetles are currently classified in the genus Metrioidea, but the group (section Monoleptites) needs taxonomic revision, and the generic placement may change. Species identification requires examination of the aedeagi."

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