Myrmecophilous hister beetle - Psiloscelis perpunctata - BugGuide.Net

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Myrmecophilous hister beetle - Psiloscelis perpunctata -

Wood County SWA, Wood County, Wisconsin, USA
May 11, 2007
Size: 5-7mm

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Myrmecophilous hister beetle - Psiloscelis perpunctata - female

Myrmecophilous hister beetle - Psiloscelis perpunctata - female

Myrmecophilous hister beetle - Psiloscelis perpunctata - female

Myrmecophilous hister beetle - Psiloscelis perpunctata - female

Myrmecophilous hister beetle - Psiloscelis perpunctata - female

Contributed by Jeff Gruber on 26 June, 2007 - 6:24pm
Last updated 7 August, 2008 - 11:29am

Moved

Moved from Frass.

… Jeff Gruber, 7 August, 2008 - 11:29am

Frassed

Moved from Psiloscelis.

… Jeff Gruber, 6 August, 2008 - 1:37pm

why frass?

these look good to me

… Phillip Harpootlian, 6 August, 2008 - 3:24pm

Ditto

Are you unsure of genus?

… Jim McClarin, 6 August, 2008 - 5:25pm

Same...

species as this. I think the mounted specimen shows salient characters better. I can restore them if you'd like. I'm just trying to lighten my load on the system.

… Jeff Gruber, 6 August, 2008 - 8:44pm

I vote

for putting them back - quality live shots are good too.

… Phillip Harpootlian, 7 August, 2008 - 8:12am

Right!

Bugs are more than anatomy.

… Jim McClarin, 7 August, 2008 - 7:03pm

Moved

Moved from Clown Beetles.

… Jim McClarin, 26 June, 2007 - 11:26pm

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