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beetle found in diapause under the bark of rotting logs
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beetle found in diapause under the bark of rotting logs
Dayton, Pennsylvania, USA
December 21, 2018
Size: an inch, maybe a bit less
Found three of these in diapause under the bark of decaying logs. Solid black.

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beetle found in diapause under the bark of rotting logs beetle found in diapause under the bark of rotting logs
Contributed by LeoFletcher on 21 December, 2018 - 7:30pm
Last updated 24 December, 2018 - 2:48pm

Frassed
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 24 December, 2018 - 2:48pm

Looks like a Darkling Beetle
Maybe something like Alobates pensylvanica, just a guess though
… John Rosenfeld, 22 December, 2018 - 3:49pm

 
genus is sound
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… Blaine Mathison, 24 December, 2018 - 6:35am

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