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Mating darkling beetles - Eleodes dentipes - male - female
Copyright © 2011 Ken Schneider

Mating darkling beetles - Eleodes dentipes - Male Female
Windy Hill Open Space Preserve - Spring Ridge Trail, San Mateo County, California, USA
July 10, 2011
Size: ~ 25 mm
For mature audiences only... :) The female (? - on the bottom) was still crawling around and the pair tumbled around a bit.

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Contributed by Ken Schneider on 10 July, 2011 - 3:51pm
Last updated 21 June, 2017 - 12:10am

Moved
Moved from Desert Stink Beetles.
… Hisserdude, 21 June, 2017 - 12:10am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Darkling Beetles.
… v belov, 23 August, 2012 - 6:15pm login or register to post comments

Eleodes sp.
A shot showing the ventral side of the legs is helpful. Look-a-like genus Coelocnemis has golden setae on the legs; which I don't see here.
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