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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Minute Hooded Beetles (Corylophidae) » Sericoderus » Sericoderus lateralis
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corylophid - Sericoderus lateralis
Copyright © 2006 Jim McClarin

corylophid - Sericoderus lateralis
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
May 31, 2006
Size: about 1.5mm extended
Came to UV light setup on warm, humid night. This is the first corylophid I've taken at lights, although I probably passed them up previously due to their micropscopic dimensions.

This is the only image I captured of the beetle in extended position. Here it is trapped inside a water drop on the floor of the deli container.

This one closely resembles others I've posted that have been IDed as this genus.

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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 4 June, 2006 - 2:42pm
Last updated 25 January, 2009 - 8:20am

Moved
Moved from Sericoderus.
… Jim McClarin, 25 January, 2009 - 8:20am login or register to post comments

must be S. lateralis
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… v belov, 24 January, 2009 - 3:02pm login or register to post comments

 
One of two spp. on Chandler's list.
I suppose S. flavi*dus is lighter colored (more yellow) than this one.

I have 86 unposted images for this family, most of which are readily identifiable as spp. I've already posted (probably all are).
… Jim McClarin, 25 January, 2009 - 8:19am login or register to post comments

 
flavidus...
...is jr. synonym; i told Don about the redundant entry. Sericoderus are very gregarious folks indeed, and very common where they live, too -- so expect lots of them among your 'spp.' inventory
… v belov, 25 January, 2009 - 12:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Good to know.
Thanks, Belov. And you're right, they are the most common species/genus among my unposted pix.
… Jim McClarin, 25 January, 2009 - 6:20pm login or register to post comments

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