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Aegialia blanchardi? - Aegialia arenaria
Copyright © 2012 tom murray

Aegialia blanchardi? - Aegialia arenaria
Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
October 15, 2012
Size: 4.7mm
Found on the beach.
Contributed by tom murray on 15 October, 2012 - 8:40pm
Last updated 2 August, 2013 - 11:02pm

Aegialia arenaria (Fabricius)
Moved from Aegialia blanchardi. ID'd from specimen, now a photo-voucher. Thanks Tom, a new one for me.

Pronotum less punctate and hind tibial spurs wider than in A. blanchardii. Also lacks a definite basal marginal line on pronotum.
… Brad Barnd, 2 August, 2013 - 11:02pm

Moved tentatively
Moved from Aphodiine Dung Beetles. Very nice!
… Brad Barnd, 15 October, 2012 - 10:29pm

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