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Aphodius? - Pardalosus serval
Copyright © 2012 Yurika Alexander

Aphodius? - Pardalosus serval
Atco, Camden County, New Jersey, USA
January 24, 2012
Size: 5mm?
Sorry for poor quality... Found on fallen leaf under cedar tree.

[Edit] First image from New Jersey.
Contributed by Yurika Alexander on 24 January, 2012 - 3:15pm
Last updated 8 March, 2013 - 6:52pm

thanks, Paul
Moved from Aphodius.
… v belov, 19 March, 2012 - 3:30pm

Pardalosus serval
Easily confused with Chilothorax distinctus, but this does look right.
… Paul Skelley, 19 March, 2012 - 3:20pm

Moved
Moved from Scarab Beetles.
… v belov, 18 March, 2012 - 1:10pm

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… Guy A. Hanley, 9 March, 2012 - 12:23pm

'Aphodius' yes
probably something in the Pardalosus (sub)genus.
… Blaine Mathison, 24 January, 2012 - 3:17pm

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