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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Tenebrionoidea » Darkling Beetles (Tenebrionidae) » Comb-clawed Beetles (Alleculinae) » Alleculina » Hymenorus » Hymenorus densus
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Darkling Beetles - Hymenorus densus
Copyright © 2012 Shannon Donavan

Darkling Beetles - Hymenorus densus
Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
May 12, 2012
Size: .25"
In large groups on Mangrove trees. First thought was a type of Darkling Beetle.
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Contributed by Shannon Donavan on 17 May, 2012 - 11:31am
Last updated 17 May, 2012 - 9:09pm

Moved tentatively...
...based on the following pers. comm. from M.C. Thomas: "More than likely Hymenorus densus which in Florida forms HUGE aggregations on flowers, especially those of yucca (10,000 individuals in a single flower stalk reported)."

Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 17 May, 2012 - 1:30pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank You
Thank You for the research V.
… Shannon Donavan, 17 May, 2012 - 9:11pm login or register to post comments

 
anytime
keep them coming --the smaller the better
… v belov, 17 May, 2012 - 9:17pm login or register to post comments

Alleculinae; looks somewhat like Hymenorus...
...but i've never imagined members of that genus is such situations (disclaimer: i have no first-hand experience with the southeastern fauna)

the behavior looks special enough for someone familiar with the local fauna to recognize the beetle
… v belov, 17 May, 2012 - 12:12pm login or register to post comments

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