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Parasitized Caenia dimidiata ID request - Caenia dimidiata
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Parasitized Caenia dimidiata ID request - Caenia dimidiata
Sun City Center Nature Trails, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
May 2, 2018
Size: 1-2 mm
I didn't realize at the time what was going on or I would have taken more macros.
The beetle is clearly deformed and these worms are apparently emerging from the abdomen posterior. Nothing comes up online about net-winged beetle parasites. Thus, this generic request. TIA

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Parasitized Caenia dimidiata ID request - Caenia dimidiata Parasitized Caenia dimidiata ID request - Caenia dimidiata
Contributed by John Lampkin on 2 May, 2018 - 1:36pm
Last updated 7 December, 2019 - 5:42pm

Moved
Moved from Net-winged Beetles.
… Blaine Mathison, 7 December, 2019 - 5:42pm

Fungus may be responsible too
Some species in Entomophthora and Cordyceps will attack the abdomen.
… James Bailey, 16 June, 2018 - 3:43pm

Moved for Expert Review
Moved from ID Request.
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 15 June, 2018 - 5:18pm

 
Thank you Robert
for the attention to it
… John Lampkin, 15 June, 2018 - 5:50pm

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