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Bug or Beetle? - Corimelaena
Copyright © 2009 Peter Cristofono

Bug or Beetle? - Corimelaena
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
August 4, 2009
Size: small ~ 2 - 3 mm
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Contributed by Peter Cristofono on 4 August, 2009 - 5:16pm
Last updated 4 August, 2009 - 6:44pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 4 August, 2009 - 5:33pm login or register to post comments

Good question. Short answer: Negro bug.
Now I prattle on...

Usually, the bug or beetle? question is simply answered thus:
If your quarry has an X on its back, it's a true bug. If a line, it's a beetle.

There are two significant problems with this answer. 1) Nymphs don't have wings, so neither X nor line is displayed. And 2) Peter, you've found an adult with the same vexing characteristic.
… Ron Hemberger, 4 August, 2009 - 5:27pm login or register to post comments

 
Antennae help
Usually bug's antennae have 5 segments (well the first one doesn't show here), beettle's antennae come in a variety of shapes and lengths; they just don't look like these ones.
… Beatriz Moisset, 4 August, 2009 - 6:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Excellent addition
.
… Ron Hemberger, 4 August, 2009 - 8:26pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks...
For the ID and the information.
… Peter Cristofono, 4 August, 2009 - 6:01pm login or register to post comments

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