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Largish Tenebrionid perhaps - Serropalpus
Copyright © 2015 Chuck Parker

Largish Tenebrionid perhaps - Serropalpus
Obed Wild and Scenic River, Morgan County, Tennessee, USA
October 6, 2005
Size: 17.2 mm
From a backlight trap. Tarsi 5-5-4, 11 segmented antennae, ventrites 1-3 connate. Entire dorsum and appendages with yellow setae.

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Contributed by Chuck Parker on 5 November, 2015 - 9:04pm
Last updated 5 January, 2016 - 11:42am

Moved tentatively
Moved from Beetles.
… Blaine Mathison, 5 January, 2016 - 11:42am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 14 December, 2015 - 4:36pm

dorsal shot, please!
… Blaine Mathison, 6 November, 2015 - 8:29am

 
I have added a dorsal view
The color in this image is much closer to that of the specimen than in the frontal and lateral views.
… Chuck Parker, 8 November, 2015 - 8:57am

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