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Bentsen unknown beetle - Epipocus cinctus
Copyright © 2009 Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Joshua S. Rose, Ph.D.

Bentsen unknown beetle - Epipocus cinctus
World Birding Center at Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
October 9, 2008
My impulse is to call this a chrysomelid, but something about it is bugging me, hard to put my finger on. The flared margin to the thorax smells kinda like a carrion or fungus beetle... Hopefully I'm at least in the right suborder!

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Bentsen unknown beetle - Epipocus cinctus Bentsen unknown beetle, side view - Epipocus cinctus
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Contributed by Joshua Stuart Rose on 30 May, 2009 - 4:10pm
Last updated 1 June, 2009 - 8:44am

Epipocus cinctus LeConte
Det. E. G. Riley 2009
His comment: "E. punctatus is a lot smaller and only rarely encountered in the LRGV."

Moved from Epipocus punctatus.
… v belov, 1 June, 2009 - 8:44am login or register to post comments

Epipocus punctatus LeConte, i believe
very nice!
… v belov, 30 May, 2009 - 4:21pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Tomorrow is my last day at work at Bentsen, have to ID a few more cool bugs before I leave! By August will be moving to Massachusetts, not nearly as much diversity up there, and a much shorter beetle season...
… Joshua Stuart Rose, 30 May, 2009 - 4:26pm login or register to post comments

 
Dr. Rose, could we impose upon you
to look at the questions we posed here before you head up north? We'd be curious to get your take on these questions. See
… john and jane balaban, 14 June, 2009 - 10:12am login or register to post comments

 
If you're willing to hunt for them
and would consider larval forms, beetle season lasts year-round. Many adults overwinter. You just have to find their hiding places.
… Jim McClarin, 31 May, 2009 - 8:43am login or register to post comments

 
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i don't think Mass. has fewer beetles than your area, but may be not as ode-rich. still i'm sure you'll enjoy the life there
… v belov, 31 May, 2009 - 5:56am login or register to post comments

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