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19may2012-col1 - Dorcus parallelus

19may2012-col1 - Dorcus parallelus
Cincinnati, Tanglewood Preserve, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
May 19, 2012
Size: 2.3 cm long
Does this angle help --- don't know what's needed for beetles. Turn them over, I imagine?

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If you use a technical book about beetles you won't get anywhere without a picture of the bottom, because you need to see how the hind legs attach to the body to decide which suborder it belongs in.

If you use an expert's eyeballs the top works best.

this is excellent
a straight dorsal shot is the most important view for beetles; you can clearly see here that the hind angles of the pronotum are fairly far foward, indicating D. parallelus over D. brevis

 
THANKS so much
SP

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