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Horned Passalus--head, pronotum - Odontotaenius disjunctus - male
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Horned Passalus--head, pronotum - Odontotaenius disjunctus - Male
Parkwood, Durham County, North Carolina, USA
January 15, 2007
Size: 37 mm
Robust head with compact horn. Pronotum has prominent median groove. Foretibia modified for digging.

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Contributed by Cotinis on 23 February, 2007 - 9:26am

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