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Cystodemus - Cysteodemus wislizeni
Copyright © 2006 Kojun Kanda

Cystodemus - Cysteodemus wislizeni
Oliver Lee State Park, Otero County, New Mexico, USA
August 7, 2006
Size: 1.8 inches
LOOKS like wislizeni but I know there is some color variation in certain species in this genera and I don't know the characters that seperates out the species.
Contributed by Kojun Kanda on 2 March, 2007 - 5:55pm
Last updated 2 October, 2007 - 2:22am

Moved
Moved from Desert Spider Beetles.
… Boris Büche, 2 October, 2007 - 2:22am

wislizeni
Based on the discussion when I posted one from NM. See here.
… Jason Forbes, 2 March, 2007 - 7:09pm

Here's a
comparison.
… Jim McClarin, 2 March, 2007 - 7:04pm

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