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Saratoga CA beetle - Pseudocistela pinguis
Copyright © 2020 J. Michael Poellot

Saratoga CA beetle - Pseudocistela pinguis
Saratoga, Santa Clara County, California, USA
Size: 8mm
welcome ID to family, etc.
Contributed by J. Michael Poellot on 18 March, 2020 - 8:13pm
Last updated 15 December, 2023 - 6:33am

Moved
Moved from Pseudocistela.
… v belov, 15 December, 2023 - 6:33am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Blaine Mathison, 19 March, 2020 - 5:16pm

Look to me like
it could be Pseudocistela opaca or Pseudocistela pinguis. I would like to see what an experts determination is. I could be way off...
… Mark S. Romero, 19 March, 2020 - 2:30am

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