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Catops
Photo#29388
Copyright © 2005
tom murray
Small Beetle -
Catops
Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
August 22, 2005
Size: 3.5mm
Is this a Marsh-loving Beetle? The fourth segment from the end of the antenna is tiny.
Contributed by
tom murray
on 24 August, 2005 - 8:01pm
Last updated 19 January, 2011 - 5:02pm
Moved
Moved from
Prionochaeta opaca
.
See comments on
this image
.
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tom murray
, 19 January, 2011 - 5:02pm
Leiodidae: Cholevinae: Prionochaeta opaca
This is the only "largish" all-dark cholevine in New England.
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Donald S. Chandler
, 2 December, 2005 - 7:50pm
Prionochaeta opaca
I wasn't expecting this little beetle to get identified to species, so this was a nice surprise. Thanks Donald.
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tom murray
, 2 December, 2005 - 8:10pm
Leiodidae
That tiny segment is a very good family-level character for Leiodidae
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Doug Yanega
, 2 November, 2005 - 8:06pm
Thanks
for all the beetle ID's Douglas. That was a great help with ones nobody could identify. The next book I buy is going to be yours, I've heard lots of good things about it.
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tom murray
, 2 November, 2005 - 9:03pm