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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Staphylinoidea » Carrion Beetles (Silphidae) » Thanatophilus » Thanatophilus truncatus
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Thanatophilus? - Thanatophilus truncatus
Copyright © 2009 Arlo Pelegrin

Thanatophilus? - Thanatophilus truncatus
Cherry Creek SP, Arapahoe County, Colorado, USA
September 19, 2009
Size: 19mm
Moved very fast, refused to sit still for a picture until arrested and restrained.

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Thanatophilus? - Thanatophilus truncatus T. truncatus - Thanatophilus truncatus T. truncatus - Thanatophilus truncatus
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Contributed by Arlo Pelegrin on 21 September, 2009 - 12:30pm
Last updated 21 September, 2009 - 4:28pm

you were right, Arlo: this must be Thanatophilus truncatus
i so wish you kept it and took a good series of pix for the guide

Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 21 September, 2009 - 4:28pm login or register to post comments

Get a cooler
Arlo, to carry into the field. You really need dorsal shots that are not handheld. A chilled beetle is a good beetle!
… margarethe brummermann, 21 September, 2009 - 4:18pm login or register to post comments

[edit] i recant; this is indeed something in Silphinae
can't decide; dorsal shot and head closeup essential
… v belov, 21 September, 2009 - 1:58pm login or register to post comments

looks like a Carrion Beetle
Family Silphidae, but I don't recognize it.
Hope you washed your hands afterwards :)
… Andrew Williams, 21 September, 2009 - 12:58pm login or register to post comments

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