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Small Beetle - Microweisea misella
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Small Beetle - Microweisea misella
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
February 9, 2016

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Contributed by Thomas Barbin on 12 February, 2016 - 9:16pm
Last updated 9 August, 2023 - 1:19pm

Moved
Moved from Lady Beetles.
… v belov, 21 February, 2016 - 3:19pm

Something in Sticholotidinae
Microweisea misella, perhaps, if the proportions are as they seem. Doesn't seem slender enough for Gnathoweisea. What sort of size are we talking when we say "small"?

If you have any other angles, for instance seeing the beetle from the top down, that will help.
… James Bailey, 15 February, 2016 - 11:45pm

 
I've added a few more angles.
I've added a few more angles. For size I would say a few millimeters, I can't remember exactly how large.
… Thomas Barbin, 20 February, 2016 - 10:18pm

 
Thanks for the new pics
looks fine for Microweisea misella to me. The options for a small hairless Coccinellid with those large palps (=Sticholotidinae) are limited to Microweisea, Gnathoweisea, Coccidophilus and Delphastus in North America.
… James Bailey, 21 February, 2016 - 2:48pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 15 February, 2016 - 11:49am

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