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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Cucujoidea » Minute Clubbed Beetles (Monotomidae) » Monotominae » Monotoma » Monotoma longicollis
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root eater - Monotoma longicollis
Copyright © 2013 Tim Moyer

root eater - Monotoma longicollis
Medford, (~25 miles east of Philadelphia, PA) Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
July 3, 2012
Size: 1.8mm
Monotoma, I suppose. Larger projections behind the eyes than others I've seen. Suggestions welcome :)

came to UV light

high res

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Contributed by Tim Moyer on 5 March, 2013 - 10:19pm
Last updated 13 March, 2013 - 2:12am

makes sense... thanks again, Tommy.
Moved from Monotoma.
… v belov, 7 March, 2013 - 1:03pm login or register to post comments

Unfortunately neither
It's another Monotoma longicollis for our virtual collection. Note the how the pronotum is distinctly wider anteriorly than posteriorly, and how the punctures on the pronotum are not as contiguous as in other Monotoma - they are more widely spaced.
… Tommy McElrath, 7 March, 2013 - 7:46am login or register to post comments

arida vs bicolor? hope Tommy comments
try(1) --available online gratis
based on what is see on p.89 [p.23 of the pdf], the head seems to favor the former option, while the pronotum matches the latter best
… v belov, 6 March, 2013 - 8:45am login or register to post comments

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