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Paederus obliteratus
Copyright © 2018 Russell Rogers

Paederus obliteratus
John Heinz NWR, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
June 22, 2016
Size: approximately 5.5 mm.
This keys to the genus Paederus in (1) and keys to P. obliterates in (2). The image of the elytra is in focus showing that the punctures are very shallow.

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Contributed by Russell Rogers on 25 October, 2018 - 10:11am
Last updated 2 November, 2018 - 9:48pm

The three species of Paederus
The three species of Paederus in the area are rather tricky to separate without dissection of males, I would say this should be Paederus sp., unless it can be verified by dissection.

Cheers,
Adam
… Adam Brunke, 16 December, 2019 - 11:04am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Paederus.
… Russell Rogers, 2 November, 2018 - 9:48pm login or register to post comments

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