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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Cleroidea » Checkered Beetles (Cleridae) » Clerinae » Enoclerus » Enoclerus lecontei
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Ant mimic, possibly Cleridae, on pine bark - Enoclerus lecontei
Copyright © 2012 Lynn Monroe

Ant mimic, possibly Cleridae, on pine bark - Enoclerus lecontei
6 miles NW Lyons, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
July 10, 2012
Size: BL~6 mm
This tiny beetle was in the company of 3 or 4 similar sized ants. They all looked identical except that the beetle had a little white on it. These insects were running about on the bark of a fallen Ponderosa pine. Of the beetles I am familiar with, this beetle seems to resemble a clerid. Any help with be much appreciated.
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Contributed by Lynn Monroe on 1 December, 2012 - 3:18pm

Moved tentatively... very nice!! will seek expert review
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 1 December, 2012 - 3:38pm login or register to post comments

 
ID confirmed by Jacques Rifkind:
"Looks indeed like E. lecontei. Nice pic!"
… v belov, 1 December, 2012 - 4:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Enoclerus lecontei
Great to have this little beetle identified to species! I've been looking up info on it in some beetle books. To us it's fascinating that they are predators of bark beetles, the scourge of Colorado's coniferous forests. Thanks so much to you and to Jacques Rifkind for this identification.
… Lynn Monroe, 1 December, 2012 - 4:46pm login or register to post comments

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