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unknown beetle - Gyascutus caelatus
Copyright © 2008 Dave Beaudette

unknown beetle - Gyascutus caelatus
north of Benson, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
October 15, 2008
Size: unknown
In cactus/white-thorn acacia/mesquite habitat.
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Contributed by Dave Beaudette on 15 October, 2008 - 8:58pm
Last updated 18 October, 2008 - 1:19am

Good timing
I found these on Acacia at Cienega Creek near Tucson last weekend, and didn't know what they were. Now I do!
… David J. Ferguson, 2 November, 2008 - 6:19pm login or register to post comments

Gyascutus caelatus
Gyascutus caelatus
… Dennis Haines, 16 October, 2008 - 10:19am login or register to post comments

I Think We're Closer With Buprestidae
Check-out these specimens etc:
… David Moll, 16 October, 2008 - 12:56am login or register to post comments

 
Bingo!
Well, first, there is no 'family' Cosmosalia (its a genus in a completely unrelated family, Cerambycidae). Great image of Gyascutus!
… Eric R. Eaton, 16 October, 2008 - 1:09am login or register to post comments

Beetle
I have no idea as to ID but check out similar specimens in family Cosmosalia.
… Peter Devereaux, 15 October, 2008 - 10:01pm login or register to post comments

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