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Tiny Beetle - Catops
Copyright © 2011 Jim Moore

Tiny Beetle - Catops
In Westwood - elevation 5100ft, Lassen County, California, USA
April 11, 2011
Size: About 2.5mm
A little one for the experts. My thanks for ID help!

I found this beetle under a small deceased mammal. A real fast runner, but stood still long enough for this photo.

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Contributed by Jim Moore on 12 April, 2011 - 5:10pm
Last updated 5 June, 2011 - 1:31am

Moved
Moved from Small Carrion Beetles.
… v belov, 12 April, 2011 - 6:41pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… Jim McClarin, 12 April, 2011 - 5:37pm login or register to post comments

Small Carrion Beetle
Family Leiodidae, subfamily Cholevinae. I think that fourth antennomere from the tip most resembles Ptomaphagus.
… Jim McClarin, 12 April, 2011 - 5:35pm login or register to post comments

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