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small rove - Atheta modesta
Copyright © 2008 tom murray

small rove - Atheta modesta
Greenfield, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
October 15, 2008
Size: ~3.5mm
Found in the gills of a mushroom.
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Contributed by tom murray on 15 October, 2008 - 7:31pm
Last updated 2 December, 2024 - 10:21pm

Moved
Moved from Acrotona modesta.
Thanks Curt, looks like it matches up well.
… tom murray, 2 December, 2024 - 10:21pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Acrotona.
… tom murray, 2 December, 2024 - 10:20pm login or register to post comments

Atheta modesta
is my guess
… Curt Harden, 2 December, 2024 - 4:33pm login or register to post comments

Thanks Boris
It's a new genus for the guide.
… tom murray, 23 October, 2008 - 5:34pm login or register to post comments

Acrotona sp?
hairs on midline of pronotum directed partly frontwards, partly rearwards is a rare state in Athetini, and occurs in that genus.
… Boris Büche, 23 October, 2008 - 12:32pm login or register to post comments

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