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and so does this one... - Tribolium destructor
Copyright © 2013 Mark S. Romero

and so does this one... - Tribolium destructor
Jemez Mountains, Sandoval County, New Mexico, USA
May 7, 2013
Size: ~4mm
East Fork Trail, under bark.

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and so does this one... - Tribolium destructor and so does this one... - Tribolium destructor
Contributed by Mark S. Romero on 20 May, 2013 - 5:56pm
Last updated 19 August, 2018 - 4:36pm

Moved tentatively
Moved from Flour Beetles.
… v belov, 19 August, 2018 - 4:36pm

Moved
Moved from Darkling Beetles.
… v belov, 21 May, 2013 - 9:16am

it looks a lot like Tribolium, but you never know with tenebs
Rick Buss would know
… v belov, 20 May, 2013 - 9:19pm

 
ID confirmed by W.E. Steiner: Tribolium sp.
his comment, referring to the batch of your subcortical tenebs posted yesterday: "I took all 3 in the same county 2 summers ago; still not sure about which Tribolium sp. but need to compare specimens."
… v belov, 21 May, 2013 - 9:18am

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