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Sepedophilus  sp. - Sepedophilus cinctulus

Sepedophilus sp. - Sepedophilus cinctulus
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
September 19, 2010
Size: 4.2mm
Found under bark.

Moved
Moved from Sepedophilus occultus.
Oh well, can't win them all. Again it's good to have the specimen in hand. Thanks Adam.

Hi Tom, We should move thi
Hi Tom,

We should move this to S. cinctulus instead. Although the markings do actually stop before the elytral markings, other, more reliable characters identify this as S. cinctulus. The antennae are actually quite transverse in the specimen and are turned in the photo.

Cheers,
Adam

Moved
Moved from Rove Beetles.
Thanks Adam. I collected 3 of these from the same small piece of bark. I only photographed this one, since they all appeared to be the same species. I'll save what I collected today for you to look at.

Hi Tom, This should be Sep
Hi Tom,

This should be Sepedophilus occultus, the red markings on the elytra seem to stop before the lateral edge and distal antennomeres are quite long - excluding S. cinctu*lus which is very similar.
Worth sending most to me for verification.
Cheers,
Adam

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