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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Tenebrionoidea » Darkling Beetles (Tenebrionidae) » Pimeliinae » Cnemeplatiini » Lepidocnemeplatia » Lepidocnemeplatia sericea
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Lepidocnemeplatia sericea - male
Copyright © 2008 Rick Buss

Lepidocnemeplatia sericea - Male
Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
June 15, 2008
Size: 2.6 mm
Here is a cute little scaly teneb. Pimeliinae/Cnemeplatiini/Lepidocnemeplatia sericea.
These are found throughout the west, not yet reported from NM. I've only found three during 25 years here- all of them flew to UV light at my house.
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Contributed by Rick Buss on 16 June, 2008 - 11:20am
Last updated 8 July, 2008 - 4:11pm

Moved
Moved from Pimeliinae.

cool. I've collected them in AZ and CA but not in NM. Do you pitfall trap by any chance? I've gotten a number of them pitfalling.
… Kojun Kanda, 8 July, 2008 - 4:11pm login or register to post comments

 
nope
Strangely enough I've never gotten into pitfall. I know it gets some good results and one of these days I'll start trying some. I mostly hand collect, UV light and Berlese funnel. Just got some great things this weekend by collecting a packrat nest and Berlese funnelling it.
… Rick Buss, 8 July, 2008 - 6:36pm login or register to post comments

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