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tiny Anobiidae - Petalium incisum
Copyright © 2011 Tim R. Moyer

tiny Anobiidae - Petalium incisum
Medford, (~25 miles east of Philadelphia, PA) Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
June 18, 2011
Size: 1.8mm
got a number of these for the first time in the light trap. I suppose I'll have to losen and pull some appendages out, but perhaps Enobius?

size corrected based on direct measurement, from previous 1.3mm

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Contributed by Tim R. Moyer on 24 September, 2011 - 8:33pm
Last updated 30 September, 2011 - 3:30pm

Moved
from genus, easy one. Thanks v!

Moved from Petalium.
… Tim R. Moyer, 24 September, 2011 - 9:57pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Death-watch and Spider Beetles.
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