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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Hydrophiloidea » Clown Beetles (Histeridae) » Histerinae » Platysomatini » Platysoma » subgenus Platysoma (Platysoma subgenus Platysoma) » Platysoma leconti
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Clown Beetle - Platysoma leconti
Copyright © 2006 Tony DiTerlizzi

Clown Beetle - Platysoma leconti
Norwottuck Rail Trail, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
April 10, 2006
Size: ~4 mm
I found several of these little fellas under the bark of a fallen tree.
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Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 10 April, 2006 - 7:49pm
Last updated 2 June, 2007 - 6:22pm

Moved
Moved from Platysoma leconti marseul.
… Chuck Entz, 2 June, 2007 - 6:22pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Clown Beetles. Thanks Jeff:)
… Tony DiTerlizzi, 18 November, 2006 - 4:25pm login or register to post comments

Clown Beetle
Hi Tony,

This is Platysoma leconti Marseul, very commonly encountered under bark.
… Jeff Gruber, 16 November, 2006 - 12:13pm login or register to post comments

Hey Tony,
If you'd like to arrange a fieldtrip day with Tom Murray and me, drop us an email. We did a site in Nashua last time, probably Mass. next time.
… Jim McClarin, 10 April, 2006 - 8:56pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Jim,
I'll definitely keep that invite in mind:)
… Tony DiTerlizzi, 11 April, 2006 - 11:14am login or register to post comments

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