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Ditemnus bidentatus
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Copyright © 2005
Jim McClarin
orange-red pronotum, serrate antennae -
Ditemnus bidentatus
Derry, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
August 15, 2003
Size: 4 mm approx.
I don't even know which family it belongs in.
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Contributed by
Jim McClarin
on 20 November, 2005 - 3:04pm
Last updated 20 November, 2005 - 7:40pm
Cantharidae: Ditemnus bidentatus
Ditemnus bidentatus is the only species of this genus I have seen in New Hampshire, and it is reasonably common. The twisted teeth on the lateral margins of the pronotum are the critical features for this genus in the New England fauna.
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Donald S. Chandler
, 20 November, 2005 - 6:54pm
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So the terrible underside image helped afterall!
Thank you Don.
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Jim McClarin
, 20 November, 2005 - 7:35pm
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Certainly looks different
in this view!
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john and jane balaban
, 20 November, 2005 - 4:01pm
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