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Most Superlative Beetle - Plegaderus
Copyright © 2010 Arlo Pelegrin

Most Superlative Beetle - Plegaderus
Buffalo Creek, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
March 13, 2010
Size: 1.25mm
Found inside galleries on rotten ponderosa bark.

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Most Superlative Beetle - Plegaderus Most Superlative Beetle - Plegaderus Most Superlative Beetle - Plegaderus
Contributed by Arlo Pelegrin on 15 March, 2010 - 11:19pm
Last updated 16 March, 2010 - 7:27am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 16 March, 2010 - 7:27am

Histeridae of some sort...
Maybe Plegaderus...Hopefully Jeff Gruber will help you further with the ID...
… Tim Loh, 16 March, 2010 - 12:26am

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