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Small beetle - Xylobiops basilaris
Copyright © 2006 Gayle and Jeanell Strickland

Small beetle - Xylobiops basilaris
Baton Rouge, Brookhollow Drive, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
March 10, 2006
Size: body length 3.9 mm.
Collected at UV light. Possible match of .
Contributed by Gayle and Jeanell Strickland on 24 March, 2006 - 5:10pm
Last updated 2 March, 2008 - 9:57pm

Bostrichidae: Xylobiops basilaris
Widespread and very distinctive in eastern US. A very nice photo.
… Donald S. Chandler, 3 April, 2006 - 8:26am

Wow.
Fantastic image of a red-shouldered bostrichid. Don't have time to look up the scientific name, so sorry:-(
… Eric R. Eaton, 24 March, 2006 - 5:58pm

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