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Melanactes densus
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Copyright © 2007
Peter Bryant
Black beetle -
Melanactes densus
San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, Orange County, California, USA
May 21, 2006
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Contributed by
Peter Bryant
on 10 May, 2007 - 3:05pm
Last updated 18 January, 2008 - 6:21pm
Moved
Moved from
Click Beetles
.
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Beatriz Moisset
, 18 January, 2008 - 6:21pm
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Melanactes densus
These are one of the larger Elateridae in the California fauna.
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Dennis Haines
, 18 January, 2008 - 3:43pm
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Melanactes densus
May I acknowledge you for this ID at our web site?
http://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/coleopt/Melanactes.htm
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Peter Bryant
, 18 January, 2008 - 6:55pm
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That would be fine.
That would be fine.
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Dennis Haines
, 18 January, 2008 - 6:57pm
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guess larger
. . . comparing to venation of leaf.
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Boris Büche
, 11 May, 2007 - 3:04am
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Bigger
Yes, you could be right (it was taken a long time ago!)
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Peter Bryant
, 11 May, 2007 - 8:21am
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Nice Click Beetle!
Did you get a size?
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Jim McClarin
, 10 May, 2007 - 4:17pm
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Click beetle
Sorry, my primitive camera doesn't add the scale (why not? It doesn't stamp lat. and long. data either). I guess about 1cm
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Peter Bryant
, 10 May, 2007 - 4:34pm
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