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Unknown Beetle - Prateus fusculus
Copyright © 2017 Ron Johnson

Unknown Beetle - Prateus fusculus
7.5mi N of El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas, USA
August 25, 2017
Size: 4.5mm
On fungus on log at night in riparian forest, West Branch Walnut River
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Contributed by Ron Johnson on 27 August, 2017 - 1:12am
Last updated 4 June, 2018 - 11:49am

"Prateus fusculus.... always a good find" --Warren Steiner
yaaay... our first live pic of this cool thing

Moved from Darkling Beetles.
… v belov, 4 June, 2018 - 11:49am login or register to post comments

neat and weird thing
drawing a blank anyway... i'm not challenging the teneb placement, but the beast has this borid/pythid je-ne-sais-quoi about it
… v belov, 2 June, 2018 - 4:53pm login or register to post comments

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