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Darkling beetle - Scotobaenus parallelus - male
Copyright © 2010 Andrew McKorney

Darkling beetle - Scotobaenus parallelus - Male
Crescent Lake area, Oregon, USA
July 28, 2010
Size: 17 mm

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Contributed by Andrew McKorney on 30 July, 2010 - 1:52am
Last updated 15 January, 2022 - 9:25pm

Male
If you are interested, according to Evans (1) this is a male because I can see the dense yellow pubescence on the ventral meso and metafemora.
… Glen Forister, 15 January, 2022 - 11:50am

 
Thank you!
Thank you for the great additional information!
… Andrew McKorney, 15 January, 2022 - 9:26pm

Moved
Moved from Scotobaenus.
… v belov, 19 December, 2018 - 2:19pm

Moved
Moved from Coelocnemis.
… v belov, 30 July, 2010 - 11:58am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 30 July, 2010 - 4:37am

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