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Small beetle - Cercyon assecla
Copyright © 2011 Ben Coulter

Small beetle - Cercyon assecla
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
May 2, 2011
Size: 2.5 mm
Under rotting potato.

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Contributed by Ben Coulter on 3 May, 2011 - 7:51am
Last updated 5 May, 2011 - 10:58pm

Tricky to tell from the images
but I think this is very likely a dark individual of C. assecla based on what I can see in the ventral view. C. occallatus is similar but is generally paler in color (though darker specimens do occur) and has a more coarsely and sparsely punctate metasternum.
… Tim Loh, 5 May, 2011 - 10:58pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
I didn't think this would be IDed to species. I'll try for better photos when I see these again.
… Ben Coulter, 5 May, 2011 - 11:13pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 3 May, 2011 - 8:00am login or register to post comments

venter critical (Cercyon/kin)
… v belov, 3 May, 2011 - 7:52am login or register to post comments

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