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Cryptophilus seriatus
Photo#1787226
Copyright © 2020
Brian Stewart
small brown beetle -
Cryptophilus seriatus
Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
March 12, 2020
Size: ca. 3 mm
Found on compost bin.
Contributed by
Brian Stewart
on 12 March, 2020 - 9:09pm
Last updated 13 March, 2020 - 12:31pm
Moved
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Blaine Mathison
, 13 March, 2020 - 12:31pm
Moving here for more visibility.
Looks familiar but I cannot immediate place it. You can start in Tenebrionoidea or Cucujoidea.
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Blaine Mathison
, 13 March, 2020 - 8:38am
Cryptophagus? Typhaea??
too blurry for an id
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v belov
, 13 March, 2020 - 9:39am
that was my first thought too
thanks
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Blaine Mathison
, 13 March, 2020 - 10:34am
or...
how about Cryptophilus seriatus?
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Blaine Mathison
, 13 March, 2020 - 10:35am
This ID seems promising.
The light colored "epaulettes" on the elytra are universal to these small beetles, which I have seen daily for the past three days on the compost bin. Cryptophilus seriatus looks most like these beetles. I'll try to move one to better light to get a sharper photo.
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Brian Stewart
, 13 March, 2020 - 10:43am