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Tiny brown beetle - Corticarina
Copyright © 2013 Bob Webster

Tiny brown beetle - Corticarina
Pryor, Mayes County, Oklahoma, USA
July 5, 2013
Size: 1.5 mm
Melanophthalma?
Sorry, the picture quality is not great. This seems to be near the lower limit of my handheld camera and lens.

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Contributed by Bob Webster on 6 July, 2013 - 11:07pm
Last updated 3 December, 2013 - 4:09pm

Moved
Moved from Corticariinae.
… Charlene Wood, 3 December, 2013 - 4:09pm

look more like Corticarina to me; let's hear from Charlene
Moved from Beetles.
… v belov, 12 August, 2013 - 2:45am

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