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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Tenebrionoidea » Minute Tree-fungus Beetles (Ciidae) » Ciinae » Ciini » Malacocis » Malacocis brevicollis
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Tiny Tiny Fungus Beetle III - Malacocis brevicollis
Copyright © 2006 Stephen_WV

Tiny Tiny Fungus Beetle III - Malacocis brevicollis
Near Ruraldale, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
February 15, 2006
Size: 1.7 mm
High around 70 yesterday, a beautiful mid-February day to be out tramping around.

One of three images I'm posting (unlinked since there appear to be two or more individuals). My best bet is Minute Tree-Fungus Beetle, though a couple of other families seem possible too.
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Contributed by Stephen_WV on 17 February, 2006 - 4:21am
Last updated 20 December, 2008 - 6:39am

Moved
Moved from Minute Tree-fungus Beetles.
… Stephen_WV, 20 December, 2008 - 6:39am login or register to post comments

Ciidae: Malacocis?
Surely a Ciidae, but difficult to tell the species from frontal view... probably Malacocis brevicolis. Is this the same of the other two photos posted here??? If so, it's actually a Malacocis.
… Cristiano Lopes-Andrade, 21 May, 2007 - 1:26pm login or register to post comments

 
yes, pls move to Malacocis brevicollis
nice beetle, nice shot!
… v belov, 18 December, 2008 - 1:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Almost certainly
There are some different individual beetles here, but they were all found in the same piece of fungus, so it seems almost certain they were of the same species. Thanks again for your help with these IDs, Cristiano.
… Stephen_WV, 23 May, 2007 - 6:18am login or register to post comments

 
it's not unusual for a bracket...
...to be inhabited by several ciid spp. at a time; however, in my experience, they tend to represent different body size groups
… v belov, 11 September, 2008 - 9:25pm login or register to post comments

Very ciid-like.
The somewhat hood-like pronotum, the large bugged-out eyes, and the three-balled antenna seen here are typical.
… Jim McClarin, 17 February, 2006 - 5:21am login or register to post comments

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