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Small beetle - Stephostethus liratus
Copyright © 2010 Charley Eiseman

Small beetle - Stephostethus liratus
Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
May 14, 2010

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Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 16 July, 2010 - 9:29am
Last updated 16 July, 2010 - 3:31pm

Moved tentatively; again, a dorsal view would dispell doubts
Moved from Beetles.
… v belov, 16 July, 2010 - 3:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Added shots
are as dorsal as I could muster.
… Charley Eiseman, 16 July, 2010 - 3:43pm login or register to post comments

 
perfect -- thanks, Charley; this corroborates the ID
… v belov, 16 July, 2010 - 3:46pm login or register to post comments

Latridid
Aridius vs Stephostethus?
… Tim Loh, 16 July, 2010 - 12:55pm login or register to post comments

 
Stephostethus?
If it's one of those two, this seems like "head sharply angulate behind eyes" to me--I added a close-up that shows the bump behind the right eye pretty well.
… Charley Eiseman, 16 July, 2010 - 1:10pm login or register to post comments

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