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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Bostrichoidea » Death-watch and Spider Beetles (Ptinidae) » Spider Beetles (Ptininae) » Meziini » Mezium » Shiny Spider Beetle (Mezium affine)
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Northern Spider Beetle - Mezium affine
Copyright © 2010 Stephen Luk

Northern Spider Beetle - Mezium affine
University of Guelph Arboretum, Guelph (N43º32'31"W080º12'46"), Wellington, Ontario, Canada
April 8, 2010
Size: 2.8 mm

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Northern Spider Beetle - Mezium affine Northern Spider Beetle - Mezium affine
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Contributed by Stephen Luk on 12 April, 2010 - 1:59pm

Nice!
Probably the best images ever of a Mezium!
… Eric R. Eaton, 12 April, 2010 - 2:31pm login or register to post comments

 
seconded
Stephen, pls take a look at this and see what you think. =v=
… v belov, 12 April, 2010 - 2:51pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks both
That is quite the list. If I were back in low-diversity Richmond Hill, I cannot offer much. Don't know what can I can contribute from Guelph this summer, but we will see.
… Stephen Luk, 12 April, 2010 - 3:22pm login or register to post comments

 
thanks, Stephen
i'm ready to distill the list for you, leaving ne + boreal ones only (will be doing that for other Canadian buddies anyway)
… v belov, 12 April, 2010 - 3:25pm login or register to post comments

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