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Tiny Beetle
Copyright © 2018 Victor Engel

Tiny Beetle
Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
April 6, 2018
Size: 1.46mm
I found this beetle on my nose. I thought it was a speck of dirt, but it turned out to be a beetle. I'm not sure if I killed it, but I held it firmly between finger and thumb until I found a container. I did not measure it, but those pink ridges are the ridges of my palm print. I calculated the size by using the image frame as a reticle, and assuming image frame is 36mm/5 = 7.2mm using a Canon 5DS with MPE-65 at 5x

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Contributed by Victor Engel on 8 April, 2018 - 5:43pm
Last updated 19 May, 2018 - 7:50pm

Frassed
Moved from Beetles.
… Blaine Mathison, 19 May, 2018 - 7:50pm login or register to post comments

Maybe Anthribidae?
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… Skip Blanchard, 9 April, 2018 - 6:58am login or register to post comments

 
Allandrus populi, i suspect
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… v belov, 10 April, 2018 - 1:30am login or register to post comments

 
My computer is currently in t
My computer is currently in the shop. When I get it back, I will process a focus stack of this beetle to get some better pictures.
… Victor Engel, 10 April, 2018 - 11:48am login or register to post comments

 
Range seems wrong
The range in the guide doesn't seem to include Texas. Furthermore, it is stated food source is aspens. The closest thing to aspens here is cottonwoods. The nearest cottonwood to where I found this beetle is about half a mile away.
… Victor Engel, 10 April, 2018 - 9:17am login or register to post comments

 
I would agree with
Anthribidae. Probably Choragus. I see these quite a bit. Our interns often mistake them for bark beetles.
… Marc DiGirolomo, 9 April, 2018 - 10:30am login or register to post comments

 
I was looking at Choragus ear
I was looking at Choragus earlier. I didn't find any pictures with hairs between the thorax and elytra like in my pictures. Perhaps that's just from an unnatural separation in my specimen?
… Victor Engel, 9 April, 2018 - 10:34am login or register to post comments

 
As you said, you held it firmly between finger and thumb.
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… Skip Blanchard, 9 April, 2018 - 10:55am login or register to post comments

 
Looks right except almost all
Looks right except almost all the ones I see have some pattern or light coloring. This one is entirely black.
… Victor Engel, 9 April, 2018 - 9:27am login or register to post comments

I'm guessing it's in Bostrich
I'm guessing it's in Bostrichoidea.
… Victor Engel, 8 April, 2018 - 5:55pm login or register to post comments

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