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Tenebrionid - Platydema nigrata
Copyright © 2007 Graham Montgomery

Tenebrionid - Platydema nigrata
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
December 2, 2007
Size: ~4-5 mm
Contributed by Graham Montgomery on 23 December, 2007 - 11:08pm
Last updated 7 May, 2009 - 11:31am

Moved
Moved from Darkling Beetles.
… Graham Montgomery, 29 December, 2007 - 4:45pm

nigratum
The antennae coloration, dull color, and somewhat parallel form makes me think this is P. nigratum
… Kojun Kanda, 28 December, 2007 - 10:46am

 
Thanks you very much,
Kojun and Eric.
… Graham Montgomery, 29 December, 2007 - 4:45pm

Platydema sp.
Nice shot of a species in the genus Platydema.
… Eric R. Eaton, 26 December, 2007 - 12:30pm

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