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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Cucujoidea » Cucujid series » Shining Flower Beetles (Phalacridae) » Olibrus
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small beetle - Olibrus
Copyright © 2006 tom murray

small beetle - Olibrus
Whately, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
August 2, 2006
Size: 1.7mm
There were a ton of these in the goldenrod flowers.
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Contributed by tom murray on 6 August, 2006 - 10:36pm
Last updated 16 August, 2006 - 10:38pm

Moved
Moved from Shining Flower Beetles.
… tom murray, 16 August, 2006 - 10:38pm login or register to post comments

Olibrus sp.
This phalacrid belongs to the genus Olibrus, the most species-rich genus of the family.
… Matthew L. Gimmel, 15 August, 2006 - 12:23pm login or register to post comments

Phalacridae
I think this beetle is in the family of shiny mold beetles; Phalacridae
… Rob Westerduijn, 7 August, 2006 - 3:04pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
It's like the others in the guide page for Phalacridae.
… tom murray, 7 August, 2006 - 4:35pm login or register to post comments

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