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Black beetle under pine bark - Cibdelis blaschkei
Copyright © 2008 michael marchiano

Black beetle under pine bark - Cibdelis blaschkei
Briones Regional Park, Martinez CA, ContA Costa County, California, USA
January 13, 2008
Size: 10-16 mm
under side showing "gold" coloring on legs of beetles found under the bark of a fallen Grey Pine tree.

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Contributed by michael marchiano on 16 January, 2008 - 12:47pm
Last updated 30 January, 2008 - 2:58pm

Thank you, William
Thanks for the identification....there were several locations under the bark of this particular tree where three or more of these beetles were hibernating...Do their larva feed on these trees? I was surprised that the adults varied in size as much as they did.
… michael marchiano, 16 January, 2008 - 6:04pm login or register to post comments

these are all Cibdelis blasch
these are all Cibdelis blaschkei, good find :)
… William Ericson, 16 January, 2008 - 1:34pm login or register to post comments

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