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Copyright © 2007 tom murray

Beetle - Toramus pulchellus

Wayland, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
April 5, 2007
Size: ~3mm

Contributed by tom murray on 6 April, 2007 - 8:13am
Last updated 7 April, 2007 - 7:14am

T. pulchellus

Thanks Boris, it matches up well with Jim's picture already in the guide.

… tom murray, 7 April, 2007 - 7:14am

pit on pronotal base

. . . is a feature not occuring in Atomaria. Compare Toramus (Languriidae).

… Boris Büche, 7 April, 2007 - 6:42am

Moved

Moved from Hairy Fungus Beetles.

… tom murray, 6 April, 2007 - 8:07pm

Cryptophagidae: Atomaria sp.

This is a crypto in the neighborhood of Atomaria.

… Donald S. Chandler, 6 April, 2007 - 7:44pm

Thanks Joe

It looks like the others, except it isn't "hairy".

… tom murray, 6 April, 2007 - 5:27pm

Yes, nothing "Hairy" about it.

I'll bet it's in a different family.

… Jim McClarin, 6 April, 2007 - 6:37pm

mycetophadid perhaps

mycetophadid perhaps

… Joe, Entomologist (in training), 6 April, 2007 - 10:45am

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