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Photo#350941
Cool Oregon beetle 1: cool Hypherpes - Pterostichus diana

Cool Oregon beetle 1: cool Hypherpes - Pterostichus diana
Alsea Falls, Benton County, Oregon, USA
October 25, 2009
Size: 5.7mm
A shot of the head showing complete absense of eyes.

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Cool Oregon beetle 1: cool Hypherpes - Pterostichus diana Cool Oregon beetle 1: cool Hypherpes - Pterostichus diana

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Very cool Ptero. Are those st
Very cool Ptero. Are those structures that seem to be coming from the first antennae segment actual branches or are they labial palpi?

My understanding of these guys is they can be found in rodent tunnels under half sunk logs above a certain altitude. Is this correct?

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