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Unknown black beetle - Etorofus anthracinus
Copyright © 2013 Kristi Reynolds

Unknown black beetle - Etorofus anthracinus
Lassen Volcanic National Park, Shasta County, California, USA
August 4, 2012
Size: 1 to 1.5 inches
This beetle was on the water fountain in front of the restrooms at the Manzanita Campground at the north end of Lassen NP. Seen in the evening.
Contributed by Kristi Reynolds on 9 January, 2013 - 4:16pm
Last updated 9 January, 2013 - 7:53pm

Moved tentatively; neat...
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 9 January, 2013 - 7:53pm

Cerambycidae, Lepturinae
We'll have to wait for one of the bycid experts to weigh in, but this looks similar to specimens of Leptura anthracina I caught last summer here in Northern California.

See here for photos: http://plant.cdfa.ca.gov/byciddb/details.asp?id=7169
… Brady Richards, 9 January, 2013 - 4:46pm

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