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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Hydrophiloidea » Clown Beetles (Histeridae) » Dendrophilinae » Paromalini » Paromalus » subgenus Paromalus (Paromalus subgenus Paromalus) » Paromalus bistriatus
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Clown beetle - Paromalus bistriatus
Copyright © 2009 WonGun Kim

Clown beetle - Paromalus bistriatus
Chantilly, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
April 13, 2009
Found under the bark of a dead tree. My best guess is Paromalus bistriatus.

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Contributed by WonGun Kim on 13 April, 2009 - 11:51pm
Last updated 24 November, 2010 - 8:27pm

Thanks, Jeff and v!
^^
… WonGun Kim, 24 November, 2010 - 10:07pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Paromalus.
… Jeff Gruber, 24 November, 2010 - 8:27pm login or register to post comments

Paromalus, sure
species is your sole responsibility though :-]
… v belov, 14 April, 2009 - 12:17am login or register to post comments

 
I am not sure of the species.
It would be better to wait for someone.
… WonGun Kim, 14 April, 2009 - 3:52am login or register to post comments

 
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Your best guess was a good one.
… Jeff Gruber, 24 November, 2010 - 8:28pm login or register to post comments

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