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AZ19-0J28 - Berosus stylifer

AZ19-0J28 - Berosus stylifer
12 mi. SW Green Valley, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
August 11, 2019
Size: 6.2 mm
U.V. & M.V. lights in Madera Canyon (Boggs Springs Campground). Berosus

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Berosus rugulosus?
So, using Ms. Van Tassell's 1963 key, the elytral apices are without spines; the last abdominal sternite has two small teeth, and the mesosternal protuberance is hoodlike and excavated. Would B. rugulosus be accurate? I was guided by Margarethe's dialog with you at: https://bugguide.net/node/view/383636/bgpage And, Jesse Ray's excellent elytral spine detail (mine has none) at: https://bugguide.net/node/view/686358/bgpage

I agree with Berosus..
looks just like the one I got from Texas:

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