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Darkling beetle - Platydema erythrocera
Copyright © 2010 WonGun Kim

Darkling beetle - Platydema erythrocera
Chantilly, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
April 3, 2010
Size: ~ 4 mm
Found under the bark of a rotting tree. My best guess is Platydema erythrocerum since its surface is dull and it has a pair of small tubercles.

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Darkling beetle - Platydema erythrocera Darkling beetle - Platydema erythrocera
Contributed by WonGun Kim on 3 April, 2010 - 7:36pm

Kim, you're my hero! a long-awaited addition.
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 3 April, 2010 - 8:23pm

 
I owe you for all of my bug IDs!
^^
… WonGun Kim, 4 April, 2010 - 6:54am

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