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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Tenebrionoidea » Fire-Colored Beetles (Pyrochroidae) » Pedilinae » Pedilus » Pedilus punctulatus
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Pedilus? - Pedilus punctulatus
Copyright © 2011 Scott Peden

Pedilus? - Pedilus punctulatus
Big Basin Redwoods State park, HQ area, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
June 6, 2011

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Contributed by Scott Peden on 9 July, 2011 - 1:02am
Last updated 11 July, 2011 - 2:38pm

Moved
Moved from Pedilus.
… v belov, 11 July, 2011 - 2:38pm login or register to post comments

nice series, but in Pedilus seeing the butt is often critical
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 9 July, 2011 - 3:10am login or register to post comments

 
thanks.
I have a side shot I didn't work up and post, if that would help.

At the very least I'll get some posterior shots from now on.

I'm sorta stunned that since it waited for me, I didn't get one anyway, I take so many shots trying to get a few excellent ones.
… Scott Peden, 9 July, 2011 - 3:30am login or register to post comments

 
side shot might not work
ideally, would look like
(note the modified elytral apices)
chances are, though, that if your beetle is a female, even seeing the butt clearly may not help: some spp. are hardly distinguishable from females [not uncommon a situation among beetles]
i can't be sure in this particular case, though; Dr Young will comment, hopefully
… v belov, 9 July, 2011 - 3:39am login or register to post comments

 
got
it. I'll keep my eyes out for this.
… Scott Peden, 9 July, 2011 - 9:26am login or register to post comments

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