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Beetle - Gondwanocrypticus platensis
Copyright © 2012 Stephen Luk

Beetle - Gondwanocrypticus platensis
Palm Springs, Riverside County, California, USA
June 26, 2012
Size: 4.4 mm
Common on sidewalks, but very difficult to photograph. They were extremely restless and erratic, not unlike some leiodids, but I'm not sure.
Contributed by Stephen Luk on 12 July, 2012 - 2:54pm
Last updated 12 July, 2012 - 4:07pm

Moved tentatively
Thanks for the lead, Brad. That is very interesting, if indeed this is G. platensis. This find is also further east than the other two BG records, in the next county, so it appears the beetle would have a rather wide foothold in the region. [Edit: looks like there are records of this thing as far east as Texas] Moved from Beetles.
… Stephen Luk, 12 July, 2012 - 4:07pm

Teneb
Gondwanocrypticus sp., platensis I suppose
… Brad Barnd, 12 July, 2012 - 3:05pm

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