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Minuscule beetle - Holoparamecus
Copyright © 2015 Salvador Vitanza

Minuscule beetle - Holoparamecus
El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, USA
November 26, 2015
Size: < 1 mm
Exceedingly tiny: slightly less than 1 mm!! Found in a compost pile.

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Contributed by Salvador Vitanza on 27 November, 2015 - 1:03am
Last updated 27 November, 2015 - 9:12am

Moved very tentatively...
looks familiar but can't quite put my finger on it at the moment. Will revisit. A more straight-on dorsal would help.

Moved from ID Request.
… Blaine Mathison, 27 November, 2015 - 6:29am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you Blaine!
This beetle was so tiny that at first glance I thought it was a thrips or collembola. It never stop running and it was constantly going in and out of focus. After taking many shots, the images I submitted to BG were the best I could come up with. If I find another one, I will have to "put it down" to take a straight down dorsal shot. Thank you for your kind help and expertise.
… Salvador Vitanza, 27 November, 2015 - 9:16am login or register to post comments

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