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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Elateroidea » Small False Click Beetles (Throscidae) » Pactopus » Pactopus horni
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Microscope Beetle - Pactopus horni
Copyright © 2013 John Barry

Microscope Beetle - Pactopus horni
Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA
April 1, 2013
Size: 4 mm
I used the dino-lite microscope on this beetle that I picked up on a walk. The magnification is pretty decent. However, the camera resolution is poor. Also it comes out a little dark.

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Contributed by John Barry on 1 April, 2013 - 10:11pm
Last updated 3 April, 2013 - 8:30am

I found anoother one
I put it on the ID request page.
… John Barry, 3 April, 2013 - 10:05pm login or register to post comments

replaced with the lightened version...
...taken from 757158
… v belov, 3 April, 2013 - 8:32am login or register to post comments

P. horni
Any chance of lightening up these images (esp. the dorsal habitus shots)? This species isnt frequently photographed on BG so it would be nice to retain them. But as they stand now, they are not of much diagnostic value. :-/
… Blaine Mathison, 2 April, 2013 - 3:21pm login or register to post comments

 
Does this help?
I attempted to try lightening a couple of photos. This beetle is just very dark brown. It is hard to both lighten and get good contrast. Let me know if the added photos are useful. Also if there is a particular feature you want me to try to highlight.
… John Barry, 3 April, 2013 - 12:06am login or register to post comments

 
Blaine..
Just added new images of what I believe is P. horni, please review (757070)...

Thanks,

Gary
… Gary Griswold, 2 April, 2013 - 6:33pm login or register to post comments

 
Blaine..
I may have one mounted on a point that I could send some images of if you would like?

Gary
… Gary Griswold, 2 April, 2013 - 5:14pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Tim Loh, 2 April, 2013 - 12:07am login or register to post comments

Throscidae
False Metallic Wood-boring Beetle would be my first thought....
… Gary Griswold, 1 April, 2013 - 10:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Yup
This is Pactopus horni.
… Tim Loh, 1 April, 2013 - 11:47pm login or register to post comments

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