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Phlaeopterus
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Copyright © 2013
Mark S. Romero
Omaliinae, which tribe, species? -
Phlaeopterus
Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
July 22, 2006
Size: ~7mm
There were a few of these on a sand mud shore of the Big Cottonwood Creek. I had thought this was a carabid for a long time.
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Contributed by
Mark S. Romero
on 17 March, 2013 - 6:23pm
Last updated 18 March, 2013 - 1:23pm
Moved
Moved from
Ocellate Rove Beetles
. Some
Phlaeopterus
are, indeed, very carabid-like. The ones that occur on high-elevation snowfields are often collected along with
Ne*bria
.
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Margaret Thayer
, 18 March, 2013 - 1:23pm
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Cool beetles,
and thanks again for the ID.
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Mark S. Romero
, 18 March, 2013 - 6:52pm
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