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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Staphylinoidea » Featherwing[ed] Beetles (Ptiliidae) » Horseshoe Crab Beetles (Cephaloplectinae) » Limulodes » Limulodes paradoxus
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Limulodes paradoxus
Copyright © 2008 Rick Buss

Limulodes paradoxus
Sandia Mnts, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
April 15, 2005
Size: 0.7 mm
I did a few SEM shots of a different specimen from the same nest.

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Contributed by Rick Buss on 7 February, 2008 - 10:17am

Moved
Moved from Featherwinged Beetles to new guide page. Very interesting work!
… Cotinis, 7 February, 2008 - 10:25am login or register to post comments

 
The belongs to the genus Limu
The belongs to the genus Limulodes, subfamily Cephaloplectinae, within Ptiliidae. I'm currently revising the genus, and based on locality this indeed could be L. paradoxus.
… Gene Hall, 30 June, 2010 - 4:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
These specimens also have interesting metatarsus 5 and claw, not mentioned by Seevers and not obvious in these images. Maybe I can send you some closeup images.
… Rick Buss, 30 June, 2010 - 5:02pm login or register to post comments

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