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Beetle - Neopristilophus
Copyright © 2008 Phil Huntley-Franck

Beetle - Neopristilophus
Elkton, Douglas County, Oregon, USA
April 3, 2008
Size: 1/2 inch +
Could this be a Pterostichus of some sort?
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Contributed by Phil Huntley-Franck on 18 November, 2008 - 1:45pm
Last updated 16 November, 2012 - 11:37am

Moved
Vasili's ID is correct (at least to the genus level); a couple PNW species and would need to get a better look at antennae and pronotal punctation to say which.

Moved from Prosternini.
… Blaine Mathison, 16 November, 2012 - 11:37am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ctenicera.
… v belov, 21 April, 2010 - 4:20pm login or register to post comments

Ctenicera
see MCZ type of C. maura (LeConte, 1853) -- looks good
… v belov, 18 November, 2008 - 1:48pm login or register to post comments

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