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click beetle - Ampedus nigricollis
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

click beetle - Ampedus nigricollis
Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
May 16, 2005
Size: 10mm
Contributed by tom murray on 18 May, 2005 - 9:36pm
Last updated 18 January, 2008 - 3:35pm

Thanks Dennis
I know there's a ton of species of Elaterids, and it's great when one gets identified to species.
… tom murray, 18 January, 2008 - 3:35pm

Ampedus sp.
Fine image of a species in the genus Ampedus:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 24 May, 2005 - 12:20pm

 
Ampedus nigricollis
Based on comparison with the Wagner/Scott Collection. We have similar specimens from Jeanette and Pittsburg, PA.
… Dennis Haines, 18 January, 2008 - 2:52pm

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