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Muscular Beetle - Pandeleteius defectus
Copyright © 2008 Elliotte Rusty Harold

Muscular Beetle - Pandeleteius defectus
Irvine, Orange County, California, USA
September 7, 2008
Size: <1cm
Perhaps a weevil? The forelegs are unusually large compared to the rest of the legs.

This one landed on my windshield just as I was driving into my garage at 5:42 PM.
Contributed by Elliotte Rusty Harold on 12 September, 2008 - 9:53am
Last updated 24 September, 2011 - 11:11pm

Pandeleteius defectus Green
Charles O'Brien det.

Moved from Pandeleteius.
… v belov, 31 May, 2009 - 11:39pm

Moved
Moved from Snout and Bark Beetles.
… John R. Maxwell, 11 October, 2008 - 2:22pm

Moving -
to Weevils for now...
… Ken Schneider, 6 October, 2008 - 1:33pm

please move to Pandeleteius genus page
*
… v belov, 12 September, 2008 - 10:00am

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