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Unknown Coleoptera - Epuraea rufa
Copyright © 2010 okeller

Unknown Coleoptera - Epuraea rufa
Saginaw, 43°28.2’N 83°59.3’W , Saginaw County, Michigan, USA
February 7, 2010
Size: ~3 mm
Taken from Berlese funnel. Funnel was running from 11.22.2009-02.07.2010 with leaf litter.

Any ideas what family?
Contributed by okeller on 12 February, 2010 - 6:11pm
Last updated 12 February, 2010 - 7:30pm

Moved tentatively
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 12 February, 2010 - 7:30pm

Nitidulidae.
Sap-feeding beetle with a bite out of it:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 12 February, 2010 - 6:59pm

 
The bite out of it is the poi
The bite out of it is the point ;-)
… okeller, 12 February, 2010 - 7:37pm

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