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Unknown Beetle - Malacocis brevicollis
Copyright © 2024 Oliver Yung

Unknown Beetle - Malacocis brevicollis
Starkville, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, USA
July 13, 2024
Size: 1.5mm
Under log in xeric pine forest

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Unknown Beetle - Malacocis brevicollis Unknown Beetle - Malacocis brevicollis Unknown Beetle - Malacocis brevicollis
Contributed by Oliver Yung on 16 July, 2024 - 9:20am
Last updated 5 February, 2025 - 10:54am

Moved
Moved from Ciini.
… Oliver Yung, 5 February, 2025 - 10:54am

 
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keyed to Malacocis w/ specimen July of last year
… Oliver Yung, 5 February, 2025 - 10:55am

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… v belov, 29 September, 2024 - 1:11pm

check Ciidae . . . best guess, need sharper pics
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… v belov, 16 July, 2024 - 9:45am

 
Agreed
This did remind me of the Cis I find, with much more pilosity
… Oliver Yung, 16 July, 2024 - 9:59am

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