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They were flying low - Cremastocheilus mexicanus
Copyright © 2012 margarethe brummermann

They were flying low - Cremastocheilus mexicanus
Kitt Peak Rd, Pima County, Arizona, USA
March 16, 2012
Contributed by margarethe brummermann on 17 March, 2012 - 4:05pm
Last updated 17 March, 2012 - 7:35pm

Moved
Moved from Anteater Scarab Beetles.
… margarethe brummermann, 17 March, 2012 - 7:35pm

Cremastocheilus mexicanus
spring has started!
… William B. Warner, 17 March, 2012 - 7:25pm

 
There was anotherone with red legs
probably the same, then. There were red Pogos around. Could they be the host?
… margarethe brummermann, 17 March, 2012 - 7:39pm

My guess is C. hirsutus
though there is not much hair
… margarethe brummermann, 17 March, 2012 - 6:52pm

hope Bill gets to it (or, even better, sees the specimen)
among those already in the guide, C. mexicanus looks to me as the closest match, pronotum-wise (not so much the elytra)
… v belov, 17 March, 2012 - 4:16pm

 
Tagged him on his
fb page, will party together Tuesday, will bring the specimens - he can't escape! (:
… margarethe brummermann, 17 March, 2012 - 4:21pm

 
wunderbar.
… v belov, 17 March, 2012 - 4:22pm

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