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Riffle Beetle - Optioservus ovalis
Copyright © 2009 tom murray

Riffle Beetle - Optioservus ovalis
Pepperell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
July 9, 2009
Size: 2.2mm
Caught with a kick net in the Nissitissit River.

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Riffle Beetle - Optioservus ovalis Riffle Beetle - Optioservus ovalis
Contributed by tom murray on 10 July, 2009 - 8:48am
Last updated 7 January, 2010 - 2:47am

Moved
Moved from Optioservus.
… Tim Loh, 7 January, 2010 - 2:47am

Agree...
O. ovalis...
… Tim Loh, 7 January, 2010 - 2:47am

Moved
Moved from Riffle Beetles.
… tom murray, 10 July, 2009 - 1:11pm

Optioservus again,
possibly O. ovalis (LeConte), (MCZ type) with two spots on each elytra vs. vitta.
… Tim Moyer, 10 July, 2009 - 11:07am

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