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Leistus longipennis Casey 1920 - Leistus longipennis - male

Leistus longipennis Casey 1920 - Leistus longipennis - Male
south of Crescent City, Endert's Trail, Del Norte County, California, USA
November 10, 2018
Size: ~9.4 mm
This species is only reported from two localities by Bousquet 2012. This would be the third.

Cameron Ramsey, Dan Cavan and I found five or six specimens climbing bramble bushes in a humid and heavily vegetated beach side forest.

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Leistus longipennis Casey 1920 - Leistus longipennis - male Leistus longipennis Casey 1920 - Leistus longipennis - male

Wow,
that's an awesome beetle! Were they in litter?

 
Thanks. They were actually cr
Thanks. They were actually crawling on the leaves and branches of bramble bushes at night.

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