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Brownish Darkling Beetle with large, flat pronotum. - Gonocephalum sericeum
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Brownish Darkling Beetle with large, flat pronotum. - Gonocephalum sericeum
Palos Verdes Peninsula, Los Angeles County, California, USA
June 18, 2011
Size: ~ 7 mm
Would this belong in genus Gonocephalum ?

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Brownish Darkling Beetle with large, flat pronotum. - Gonocephalum sericeum Brownish Darkling Beetle with large, flat pronotum. - Gonocephalum sericeum
Contributed by Emile on 18 June, 2011 - 9:43pm
Last updated 21 December, 2018 - 3:34pm

Moved
Moved from Gonocephalum.
… v belov, 21 December, 2018 - 3:34pm

 
Thanks for the excellent research, =V= !
Fascinating that this is an adventive in a natural area adjacent to urbanization.
… Emile, 21 December, 2018 - 4:31pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 21 June, 2011 - 4:19am

Gonocephalum is correct
… v belov, 18 June, 2011 - 10:24pm

 
Thanks, =V= !
Would you know if these are flightless ?

This is the first BugGuide record for this genus for Los Angeles County.
Since it resembles the specimen found in Orange County, I was wondering how they "migrate" through metropolitan areas.
… Emile, 19 June, 2011 - 8:36am

 
these has to be reasonably good fliers
some members of the genus are not
… v belov, 21 June, 2011 - 4:21am

 
Thanks for the insight & moving them 'up', =V= !
… Emile, 21 June, 2011 - 10:57am

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