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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Clown Beetles (Histeridae) » Abraeinae » Acritini » Acritus » subgenus Acritus (Acritus subgenus Acritus) » Acritus exiguus
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tiny Histerid - Acritus exiguus
Copyright © 2007 tom murray

tiny Histerid - Acritus exiguus
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
November 11, 2007
Size: .8mm
Found a couple dozen under bark.

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Contributed by tom murray on 11 November, 2007 - 7:40pm
Last updated 21 February, 2008 - 3:32pm

Moved
Moved from Acritus.
… tom murray, 21 February, 2008 - 3:32pm login or register to post comments

Acritus exiguus
As Jeff suspected.
… Donald S. Chandler, 21 February, 2008 - 11:18am login or register to post comments

 
Reference?
Hi Don,

Did you use Bousquet and Laplante's treatment of the Histeridae of Canada? In it, they describe a new species of Acritus that may be confused with A. exiguus. Just wanted to make sure you are aware of this fantastic work. I highly recommend it!
… Jeff Gruber, 21 February, 2008 - 11:45am login or register to post comments

 
Jeff: I
have it. It was the very first paper on Histerids where I felt like I could actually come up with a name I was certain of -the older keys drove me away from the group.
… Donald S. Chandler, 21 February, 2008 - 8:43pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Clown Beetles.
… Eric R. Eaton, 28 December, 2007 - 3:37pm login or register to post comments

Probably...
Acritus exiguus. Would need to have the beetle in hand to say for sure though.
… Jeff Gruber, 11 November, 2007 - 8:52pm login or register to post comments

 
Jeff,
would you want me to send one of these to you? I collected 3 or 4 of them.
… tom murray, 12 November, 2007 - 6:32pm login or register to post comments

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