Macropogon sequoiae or piceus? - Macropogon Elev = 685 m = 2,247'. Indian Valley Rd., 13 km north of Camptonville, 39.5167, -121.0114, Sierra County, California, USA May 1, 2014 Size: 7 mm
Found on the trail sweeping vegetation in a moist area.
Family characteristic. Tongue-like process on underside of elytra that locks with the dorsal abdominal segment when elytra are completely closed and locked.
Genus characteristics.
Prosternum prolonged, meeting mesosternum and limited on each side by elevated line, divergent anteriorly.
Antennomeres 2-4 very short, together not longer than 5th.
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