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Megarthrus pictus
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Copyright © 2011
Lynette Elliott
bioblitz beetle #3098 -
Megarthrus pictus
Bioblitz Zone 6, Point Defiance Park, Pierce County, Washington, USA
May 21, 2011
Size: under 5 mm
Found under a piece of wood... I assume fungus beetle.
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Contributed by
Lynette Elliott
on 22 May, 2011 - 12:51pm
Last updated 28 January, 2014 - 8:24pm
Moved tentatively
Moved from
Megarthrus
.
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v belov
, 28 January, 2014 - 8:22pm
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Megarthrus pictus
Cool. Thanks everyone!
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Lynette Elliott
, 1 February, 2014 - 8:05am
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pictus is the only species at
pictus is the only species at least here in the Northwest that has a color pattern like that. Also the habitat agrees; I have found a number of them under moist rotten wood
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D K DeYoung
, 18 July, 2013 - 11:01am
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Moved
Moved from
Deinopteroloma
.
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v belov
, 25 May, 2011 - 7:53am
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Actually I believe this is a
Actually I believe this is a Megarthrus as Blaine suggested. This can be identified to species, I think it's pictus or something along those lines. I'll try to look it up tomorrow,
Cheers,
Adam
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Adam Brunke
, 22 May, 2011 - 10:53pm
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Yes, Megarthrus and I think pictus
(without key or other references available just now). Having a color pattern is unusual among North American species (but not the Asian ones).
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Margaret Thayer
, 20 June, 2011 - 9:45am
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sure, my bad...
was carried away, have to be more mindful and aware of my surroundings
vade retro Alzheimer
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v belov
, 25 May, 2011 - 7:55am
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Moved
Moved from
Beetles
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v belov
, 22 May, 2011 - 1:32pm
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perhaps Staphylinidae...
try Megarthrus or thereabouts...
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Blaine Mathison
, 22 May, 2011 - 1:12pm
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