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Beetle from dead racoon - Catops basilaris
Copyright © 2005 Jim McClarin

Beetle from dead racoon - Catops basilaris
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
November 1, 2005
Size: 3.8 mm
No idea what family! Its tiny feet and stripes of hairs on pronotum stood out as distinguishing characteristics, but of what? It was on a dead raccoon that was beginning to rot, along with a bunch of staphylinids and a few large flies. I placed the carcass on a sheet of plastic and turned it over repeatedly in a flopping motion to encourage insects to make a run for it. This one was not among the first to leave, so I presume it was not a casual visitor, but actually had some business there.

In this photo, the hairy elytra are wet.

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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 2 November, 2005 - 5:21am
Last updated 7 May, 2009 - 2:56pm

Catops basilaris Say
based on Stewart B. Peck's suggestion

Moved from Catops.
… v belov, 7 May, 2009 - 2:56pm login or register to post comments

 
My thanks
to you and Stewart, Belov.
… Jim McClarin, 7 May, 2009 - 9:56pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Small Carrion Beetles.
… Jim McClarin, 11 September, 2008 - 6:17pm login or register to post comments

Leiodidae, Cholevinae, Sciodrepoides?
It looks to be possibly a member of Sciodrepoides, maybe S. watsoni.
… Donald S. Chandler, 6 November, 2005 - 4:28pm login or register to post comments

 
If so, could be either of two
species of Sciodrepoides on NH checklist:
S. fumatus terminans
S. watsoni hornianus
… Jim McClarin, 6 November, 2005 - 5:53pm login or register to post comments

note
see comments under this -
… Phillip Harpootlian, 2 November, 2005 - 10:54am login or register to post comments

 
Looks pretty close.
Maybe same genus if not species. I've moved it to family Leioidae.
… Jim McClarin, 2 November, 2005 - 3:15pm login or register to post comments

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