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Rhysodidae -Clinidium spp.-Wrinked Bark Beetle - Clinidium - male
Copyright © 2006 Crystal Maier

Rhysodidae -Clinidium spp.-Wrinked Bark Beetle - Clinidium - Male
Blacksburg Natural Heritage Park (Brown's Farm), Mongomery County, Virginia, USA
September 20, 2006
Size: 6mm

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Rhysodidae -Clinidium spp.-Wrinked Bark Beetle - Clinidium - male Rhysodidae -Clinidium spp.-Wrinked Bark Beetle - Clinidium - male
Contributed by Crystal Maier on 26 September, 2006 - 6:45pm
Last updated 18 February, 2010 - 1:53am

Thanks for the post
I've seen a lot of these when examining the stomach contents of trout in the Shenandoah National Park watersheds.

//Sam
… SamEureka, 25 December, 2012 - 6:08pm

Hello Crystal
Your image shows a male. You can see the triangular "calcar on the hind tibia. Nice images.
I have edited it to reflect the gender.
… Richard Lareau, 8 April, 2007 - 4:56pm

Thank you.
Thank you for the nice images of a very seldom-seen beetle:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 27 September, 2006 - 4:23pm

Moved
Moved from Wrinkled Bark Beetles.
… Phillip Harpootlian, 27 September, 2006 - 2:52am

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