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Photo#38079
Another seed to ID

Another seed to ID
New Hampshire, USA
Size: 2.2 mm
It wasn't till I saw this view, however, that I was absolutely convinced it was a small beetle in defensive tucked position. And it appears to be a Puffball Beetle. In fact, I plan to move it to that guide page in a bit.

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Moved
Moved from Dorcatomini.

Moved
Moved from Dorcatominae.

Moved
Moved from Puffball Beetles.

unsure about it
Hi Jim!

Unless eyes are not seen clearly, or the beetle has been extracted from a puffball, the ID is unsafe. Members of genus Byrrhodes (breeding in bracket fungi) are extremely similar to Caenocara, but have the eyes incised only, not cleft like in the puffball beetles.

regards, Boris

 
Okay,
I'll move it back to subfamily page. Thank you, Boris.

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