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Coleoptera - Cryptolestes cornutus
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Coleoptera - Cryptolestes cornutus
North Desert Village, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
February 6, 2015
Size: 2mm

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Contributed by ad17 on 17 August, 2015 - 5:41pm
Last updated 17 October, 2016 - 6:24pm

Moved tentatively
Moved from Cryptolestes.
… v belov, 17 October, 2016 - 6:24pm

C. cornutus?
I think I can see clypeal horns on this, which would make it Cryptolestes cornutus. It is known as a minor stored products pest and is established in Florida. A better close-up of the head would help.
… Michael C. Thomas, 17 October, 2016 - 2:48pm

Moved tentatively
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 17 August, 2015 - 6:28pm

 
ID confirmed by M.C. Thomas
sp. id requires examining male genitalia
… v belov, 24 August, 2015 - 3:28pm

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