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Burrowing Bug - Microporus nigrita
Copyright © 2006 Tony DiTerlizzi

Burrowing Bug - Microporus nigrita
Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
April 14, 2006
Size: ~4 mm
Found under a stone in our yard. Captured, photographed and released.
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Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 16 April, 2006 - 1:23pm
Last updated 5 April, 2012 - 9:54pm

Moved
Moved from Melanaethus robustus.
… Brad Barnd, 5 April, 2012 - 9:54pm login or register to post comments

Duplicate comment.
Duplicate comment.
… Beatriz Moisset, 13 November, 2008 - 6:10pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Microporus.
… Beatriz Moisset, 13 November, 2008 - 6:10pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Burrowing Bugs.
… Tony DiTerlizzi, 10 November, 2008 - 8:21am login or register to post comments

New opinion:
Genus Microporus would fit - but can´t exclude some other genera.
… Boris Büche, 3 May, 2007 - 8:15am login or register to post comments

 
Melanaethus robustus
same as the one seen here
… v belov, 9 November, 2008 - 3:38pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Pangaeus.
… Boris Büche, 27 April, 2007 - 11:54am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Burrowing Bugs. ID based on Pangaeus info page. This is most likely P. bilineatus.
… Tony DiTerlizzi, 4 March, 2007 - 8:56am login or register to post comments

I rescued one yesterday.
It had gotten into an active doodlebug hole and the doodlebug was flipping sand at it as it tried to climb out. I didn't feel bad about depriving the doodlebug its dinner when I saw how large and well fed it was after grabbing a pinch out of the bottom of the hole. I took it inside, washed it off, and shot some pix of it.
… Jim McClarin, 16 April, 2006 - 5:02pm login or register to post comments

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