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unknown beetle - Epuraea obtusicollis
Copyright © 2008 Guy A. Hanley

unknown beetle - Epuraea obtusicollis
Minot, Ward County, North Dakota, USA
June 18, 2008
Size: 3.5 mm
another possible nitidulidae?
Contributed by Guy A. Hanley on 27 October, 2008 - 2:43pm
Last updated 27 October, 2008 - 4:38pm

Epuraea ovata, i believe
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… v belov, 27 October, 2008 - 3:21pm

 
North American?
Just curious. Neither Nearctica nor Parsons mention E. ovata as NA. Is it an illegal alien?
… Rick Buss, 1 May, 2010 - 8:21pm

 
very native...
see(1) and this image of a voucher specimen
… v belov, 10 February, 2012 - 12:23pm

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