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Cucujoid - Atomaria testacea

Cucujoid - Atomaria testacea
Horner Park, Richmond Hill (N43º52'21.5"W079º24'39.6"elev.196m), York Region, Ontario, Canada
May 25, 2008
Size: 1 mm
Found on log near a small patch of moss on the log. The really small beetles continue to confuse me ... don't know where this goes.

Atomaria testacea Stephens --det. C. Johnson
Moved from Atomaria apicalis.

Moved
Moved from Atomaria.

suspect A. nebulosa (Casey)
based on D&A

Thank you!
I jotted down in my field notes as "cryptophagid", but changed my mind soon after. Once again, should have followed my initial hunch :-) Next time, I'll hesitate less to put a guess on family.

Cryptophagidae: Atomaria (Anchicera) sp.
;-)

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