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Unidentified Small Teneb - Triorophus
Copyright © 2009 Robyn Waayers

Unidentified Small Teneb - Triorophus
Horsethief Camp on Excelsior Rd., Mojave Desert, San Bernardino County, California, USA
May 31, 2009
Size: 12 mm
These were fairly abundant crawling around on the desert floor after dark.
Contributed by Robyn Waayers on 6 August, 2009 - 8:32pm
Last updated 25 August, 2009 - 3:44pm

Moved
Moved from Darkling Beetles.
… margarethe brummermann, 25 August, 2009 - 3:44pm

Triorophus sp.
We have them here in powder blue and shiny black. See the bump on the frons?
… margarethe brummermann, 23 August, 2009 - 4:32pm

 
That does seem like a distinc
That does seem like a distinctive feature. I don't think these had any blue tint.
… Robyn Waayers, 23 August, 2009 - 8:56pm

 
Either the blue stuff comes off
when they age, or we have several spp here, too. But the genus is safe
… margarethe brummermann, 25 August, 2009 - 3:43pm

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