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Coproporus ventriculus? - Coproporus ventriculus

Coproporus ventriculus? - Coproporus ventriculus
Roseville, Elevation = 87 m (285'). Black light. 38.72279, -121.29931. (my home ;-) ), Placer County, California, USA
August 28, 2007
Size: 2.2 mm
Generic characters pictured...Arnett Beetles Vol 1 (1).
- Protibia without outer ctenidium (row of very small spines closely placed, comb like).
- Mesosternum carinate longitudinally.
- Elytra all one color (unicolorous).
- Dorsum of head and pronotum glabrous.
- Elytra without distinct sutural stria.

Other characters...J.M. Campbell (2).
- Elytral epipleura vertical, closely appressed against underside of elytra.
- Pronotum lacking microsculpture, but very small punctures visible. (no pictures).
- Male of C. ventriculus should have a midline emargination (longitudinally impressed), but this may be a female because it doesn't have that.
- Elytral disc with a longitudinal impression near each lateral margin.

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