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coppery & black hister beetles compared - Saprinus
Copyright © 2006 Jim McClarin

coppery & black hister beetles compared - Saprinus
Organ Mountains foothills, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
August 12, 2006
Size: about 3 mm
Taken from pitfall trap baited with rotting jackrabbit guts.

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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 19 September, 2006 - 8:20pm
Last updated 20 January, 2007 - 9:54am

Moved
Moved from Clown Beetles.
… Jim McClarin, 20 January, 2007 - 9:54am login or register to post comments

Hypocaccus sp. ?
I'm not sure, but it could be an Hypocaccus sp. or at least an Histeridae from the subfamily Saprininae.
… Pierre-Marc Brousseau, 20 September, 2006 - 4:43pm login or register to post comments

 
Do you mean both beetles?
They do seem similar.
… Jim McClarin, 20 September, 2006 - 5:56pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes (I think)
Both look very similar to me. I don't know the species from New Mexico, so I can't say if it's one or two species, but I think both are from the same genera. For be sure, a picture from the under of the insects would be needed.
… Pierre-Marc Brousseau, 20 September, 2006 - 9:08pm login or register to post comments

 
I'll redouble my efforts
to shoot histerid undersides in the future. I could have gotten some good views of the specimens once they were pickled in alcohol, but instead I moved on to the next batch of beetles and these specimens were given to NMSU. I suppose the best thing would be to capture some live shots, then do some photo montage shots of the dead beetle in different views to produce fully in-focus, highly detailed dorsal and underside views. Maybe this winter I'll build the focusing rail system I really need to do montage work.
… Jim McClarin, 21 September, 2006 - 4:27am login or register to post comments

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