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Hister - Margarinotus
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Hister - Margarinotus
Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA
July 1, 2007
Size: 4 mm
Margarinotus? Not sure where this was found, but likely was at/near fungus of some kind.

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Contributed by Brad Barnd on 6 June, 2008 - 11:43pm
Last updated 12 February, 2011 - 4:32pm

Moved
Moved from Clown Beetles.
… Jeff Gruber, 27 June, 2008 - 11:27pm

You are correct, Sir!
At first glance, I think it might be M. stygicus. I'll see if I can't nail it down down at the lab. Beautiful beetle. Nice find.
… Jeff Gruber, 27 June, 2008 - 11:26pm

 
Thanks.
My tentative ID was M. harrisii, but I wasn't quite sure what "moderately densely punctate" was. Looking at M. stygicus, I think that looks about right.

Edit: Looking at your M. harrisii post, I can see now that is clearly not what I have.
… Brad Barnd, 29 June, 2008 - 6:24pm

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