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Anthribidae? - Xylobiops basilaris
Copyright © 2015 Seth Ausubel

Anthribidae? - Xylobiops basilaris
Forest Hills, Queens County, New York, USA
May 18, 2015
Size: 4-5 mm
Found indoors on windowsill.

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Anthribidae? - Xylobiops basilaris Anthribidae? - Xylobiops basilaris
Contributed by Seth Ausubel on 18 May, 2015 - 2:09pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Seth Ausubel, 18 May, 2015 - 2:31pm

Bostrichidae
First comment should have been posted here. Believe it's a red-shouldered Bostrichid in the genus Xylobiops. Like the below image:

… Gary Griswold, 18 May, 2015 - 2:29pm

 
Thanks
Moved.
… Seth Ausubel, 18 May, 2015 - 2:32pm

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