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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Scirtoidea » Marsh Beetles (Scirtidae) » Scirtes » Scirtes oblongus
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Help ID - Scirtes oblongus
Copyright © 2010 Gary R. McClellan

Help ID - Scirtes oblongus
Sarasota County, Florida, USA
September 29, 2010
Size: 1/4 inch
Jumps like a flea. Is this an immature roach? Thanks.

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Contributed by Gary R. McClellan on 29 September, 2010 - 4:02pm

very neat find -- that's what i thought: Scirtes oblongus
a rare species, just recently found in Fla. -- thanks a lot for this addition, Gary!

Moved from Marsh Beetles.
… v belov, 29 September, 2010 - 4:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Scirtes oblongus
V, Much appreciate. I'm going to chill/shoot it again. Gets active, fast. Will add a couple more views.
… Gary R. McClellan, 29 September, 2010 - 7:28pm login or register to post comments

adult, fully winged beetle; looks nice -- will revisit
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 29 September, 2010 - 4:19pm login or register to post comments

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