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Ciid - Orthocis punctatus

Ciid - Orthocis punctatus
Boxborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
March 2, 2006
Size: 3mm
It looks similar to a Melandryidae I recently posted. The antennae show 3 knobs at the ends, that should help narrow it down.

Thanks Brad
for the species id!

Thanks Boris

genus Orthocis
key characters on tibiae and antennae invisible - but nontheless safely recognized by following combination:

body rather elongate and parallel, hairs on upper surface indistinct to lacking, pronotum distinctly explanate at sides.

regards, Boris

 
Probably O. punctatus....
Probably O. punctatus....

Ciidae maybe
Not a Melandryid, they have more teneb like antennae.

 
Ciidae
Thanks Don, it looks close to some of the Ciids Jim has been posting.

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