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Warty Tenebrionid??? - Nyctoporis sponsa
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Warty Tenebrionid??? - Nyctoporis sponsa
Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, USA
May 12, 2012
Size: ~13mm
Head with wierd projections, thorax with two indentations, and a warty elytra. Make this specimen different than most I've seen before...help appreciated...

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Warty Tenebrionid??? - Nyctoporis sponsa Warty Tenebrionid??? - Nyctoporis sponsa
Contributed by Gary Griswold on 28 May, 2012 - 6:14pm
Last updated 26 December, 2016 - 7:13am

Moved
Moved from Nyctoporis.
… v belov, 26 December, 2016 - 7:13am

N. sponsa in the guide looks like a decent match [NOT an ID!]
Moved from Beetles.
… v belov, 28 May, 2012 - 7:37pm

 
Thank you...
Appreciate the assistance..
… Gary Griswold, 29 May, 2012 - 12:59pm

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