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Copyright © 2018 Jerry Wilson

FL Scarab - Ateuchus

Istachatta, Hernando County, Florida, USA
August 30, 1966
Size: 5.8 mm

This photo of the right posterior trochanter is an attempt to match it up with these drawings: https://bugguide.net/node/view/600476
I'm not seeing a bristle on the trochanter, per the drawing, but the shape suggests A. lecontei to me.

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Contributed by Jerry Wilson on 28 April, 2018 - 3:58pm

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