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Weevil (1) 10.07.01 - Minyomerus laticeps
Copyright © 2010 WonGun Kim

Weevil (1) 10.07.01 - Minyomerus laticeps
Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
July 1, 2010
Size: ~ 3 mm
Please help with ID.

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Contributed by WonGun Kim on 9 November, 2010 - 9:40am
Last updated 5 September, 2014 - 3:40pm

Thank you both!
^^
… WonGun Kim, 9 November, 2010 - 2:39pm

thanks, Charlie
Moved from Beetles.
… v belov, 9 November, 2010 - 2:00pm

ID
Minyomerus laticeps (Casey) Not uncommon but feigns death and is hard to see in a net or beating sheet and unless moving it blends in with its host.
… Charles W. O'Brien, 9 November, 2010 - 1:57pm

lovely; no idea
let's wait for Dr O'Brien's word
… v belov, 9 November, 2010 - 9:56am

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