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Sphaeridiinae? - Phalacrus
Copyright © 2015 Will Chatfield-Taylor

Sphaeridiinae? - Phalacrus
Middle Spring, Cimmaron National Grassland, Morton County, Kansas, USA
October 15, 2015
Size: 2.5mm
I think this is a Hydrophilid in the subfamily Sphaeridiinae. I can't get it further than that, and I'm not sure if that is even correct. Came to a UV light where a spring usually is.
Contributed by Will Chatfield-Taylor on 18 October, 2015 - 1:51pm
Last updated 23 June, 2016 - 1:03am

Moved
Moved from Shining Flower Beetles.
… v belov, 23 June, 2016 - 1:03am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 24 October, 2015 - 8:10am

Phalacridae
The antennae did not fit a Hydrophilidae (too much space between club segments). It is must likely a Phalacridae of the genus Phalacrus (or something near):
… Pierre-Marc Brousseau, 23 October, 2015 - 9:29pm

 
Phalacrus
Agreed, Phalacrus sp.
… Matthew L. Gimmel, 23 June, 2016 - 12:50am

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