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Cool red ant-like beetle with swollen pronotum - Neocallotillus elegans
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Cool red ant-like beetle with swollen pronotum - Neocallotillus elegans
Covington Park, Morongo Valley, San Bernardino County, California, USA
June 15, 2018
Size: ca 5 mm
Beat from vegetation. Can't figure out the family...

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Contributed by Ken Schneider on 16 June, 2018 - 7:57am
Last updated 16 June, 2018 - 11:46am

Moved
Moved from Beetles.

Based on the distribution maps in the recent revision, it looks like this is the only species in our area, as best I can tell. Moved tentatively, I guess this would be a male? Thanks again to the Balabans.
… Ken Schneider, 16 June, 2018 - 11:46am

Something reasonably similar here
… john and jane balaban, 16 June, 2018 - 11:20am

 
Thanks!
I looked through the clerids but missed this one. Got to be it, or very close...
… Ken Schneider, 16 June, 2018 - 11:33am

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