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Ant-like flower beetle - Notoxus murinipennis
Copyright © 2012 Gary Griswold

Ant-like flower beetle - Notoxus murinipennis
Niangua River 1.5 miles E. Charity, Dallas County, Missouri, USA
July 26, 2012
Size: ~ 2mm
Notoxinae I believe, possibly new record to Bug Guide for Missouri depending on genus/species. Other images to follow are better focused, sorry.

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Contributed by Gary Griswold on 19 December, 2012 - 7:04pm
Last updated 11 April, 2016 - 10:59am

thanks, Don
Moved from Notoxus.
… v belov, 19 December, 2012 - 8:20pm

murinipennis is the only one in the guide with this color scheme
Moved from Beetles.
… v belov, 19 December, 2012 - 7:10pm

 
it is
murinipennis.
… Donald S. Chandler, 19 December, 2012 - 8:17pm

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