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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Cucujoidea » Cucujid series » Lined Flat Bark Beetles (Laemophloeidae) » Charaphloeus » Charaphloeus adustus
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Lined flat bark beetle - Charaphloeus adustus - female
Copyright © 2009 WonGun Kim

Lined flat bark beetle - Charaphloeus adustus - Female
Chantilly, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
April 12, 2009
Size: ~ 3 mm ?
Found under the bark of a tree. Please help with ID.

(edited) I changed the photo.
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Contributed by WonGun Kim on 12 April, 2009 - 6:38pm
Last updated 14 April, 2009 - 8:43pm

I'd like to see
a better view but it's almost got to be a female Charaphloeus adustus.
… Michael C. Thomas, 13 April, 2009 - 8:22am login or register to post comments

 
I added a clearer image.
Please let me know if other images are needed.
Thank you in advance.
… WonGun Kim, 14 April, 2009 - 3:27am login or register to post comments

 
That does it
It is C. adustus.
… Michael C. Thomas, 14 April, 2009 - 1:26pm login or register to post comments

 
I have a question.
Would you like to tell me how I can remove the dust or like on the back of a live minute insect?
… WonGun Kim, 14 April, 2009 - 7:52pm login or register to post comments

 
Hi WonGun,
I often wash dirty beetles in plain water and put them in a clean container to dry out before shooting them. Sometimes a soft-bristled paint brush does the job well enough, and I also often rub the beetle with my fingertip in the direction its setae are pointing to remove dust or pollen.

Once I had the bright idea of using compressed air like you use to blow dust off of electronic parts to clean my photo subjects. It turned out to be not so bright after all since it removed elytra, heads, etc.
… Jim McClarin, 10 April, 2011 - 7:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Jim!
Last year, I bought a pack of paint brushes to clean their surfaces, too. ^^
… WonGun Kim, 10 April, 2011 - 8:36pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Michael!
I should have take photos of her more considerably... :-(
… WonGun Kim, 14 April, 2009 - 7:44pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Michael!
What kind of picture do you need? I have some other images of this specimen.
… WonGun Kim, 13 April, 2009 - 8:42pm login or register to post comments

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