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tiny scarab beetles - Oncerus floralis - male - female

tiny scarab beetles - Oncerus floralis - Male Female
Desert Hot Springs, Riverside County, California, USA
April 2, 2009
Size: around 5 mm
ID based on other image taken last year.

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tiny scarab beetles - Oncerus floralis - male - female tiny scarab beetles - Oncerus floralis - male - female tiny scarab beetles - Oncerus floralis - male - female

Moved
Moved from Chnaunanthus.

Congrats, Lynette, on this great find! And many thanks to William Warner for his generous assistance in correcting the ID on this one.

Oncerus floralis LeConte
This is Oncerus, not Chnaunanthus; the extruded labrum can clearly be seen in front of the clypeus. This species has not been seen lately by those of us searching for it--glad to see others are finding it!

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