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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Cucujoidea » Nitidulid series » Sap-feeding Beetles (Nitidulidae)
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Beetle larvae from willow oak bark.
Copyright © 2010 Cam Lay

Beetle larvae from willow oak bark.
South Carolina County, South Carolina, USA
July 1, 2010

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Beetle larvae from willow oak bark. Beetle larvae from willow oak bark. Beetle larvae from willow oak bark.
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Contributed by Cam Lay on 6 August, 2010 - 10:54am
Last updated 3 February, 2011 - 5:17pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Brad Barnd, 28 August, 2010 - 11:38pm login or register to post comments

I'll take a stab at it
The urogomphi look very much like those found in nitidulidae. The larva pictured bears a passing resemblance to the larva of Cryptarcha ampla pictured in Stehr's Immature Insects, perhaps an early instar judging by the relative size of the head.
… Michael C. Thomas, 12 August, 2010 - 10:23am login or register to post comments

 
I agree, Mike, it's a nitidul
I agree, Mike, it's a nitidulid, though I can't say any more than that.
… Margaret Thayer, 13 August, 2010 - 8:54pm login or register to post comments

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