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Bark beetle, which family? - Rushia californica

Off US-551 at rest stop just before the Dry Cimorron Hwy., Union County, New Mexico, USA
June 11, 2012
Size: ~5.5mm

Under bark of a fallen dead tree.

Contributed by Mark S. Romero on 6 March, 2013 - 2:40pm

Moved teantatively... cool bug, man!

Moved from Fungus, Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles.

… v belov, 6 March, 2013 - 3:23pm

Awesome

Thanks V!

… Mark S. Romero, 6 March, 2013 - 5:32pm

Darren Pollock says: "It's definitely Rushia, but...

"...(as is the case sadly with more than a few of these small genera) putting an exact sp. name on it is somewhat difficult. There is a R. brevicollis, described from NM. I have been (perhaps somewhat arbitrarily) calling all the western forms of [/i]Rushia R. californica[/i], although my evidence for doing so is admittedly scant...."

… v belov, 6 March, 2013 - 6:14pm

I was happy with family name

getting it beyond that was more than I hoped for.

… Mark S. Romero, 6 March, 2013 - 9:25pm

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