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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Dascilloidea » Cicada Parasite Beetles (Rhipiceridae) » Sandalus
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red beetle - Sandalus
Copyright © 2014 Steven Mlodinow

red beetle - Sandalus
Northeasternmost corner of county, Bent County, Colorado, USA
September 24, 2014
Size: 7-12 mm
Sandalus niger or porosus? Found in cottonwood grove, mature, in very arid landscape + agriculture. Dog Day Cicadas still "singing"

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red beetle - Sandalus - male red beetle - Sandalus
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Contributed by Steven Mlodinow on 25 September, 2014 - 11:48am
Last updated 26 September, 2014 - 7:57am

Sandalus
Based solely on the locality, S. porosus is most likely given the current knowledge of the genus. But I would regard these images as being unidentifiable and best kept at the genus level until the group is revised.
… Joe R., 12 February, 2018 - 8:01pm login or register to post comments

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Moved from ID Request.
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