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Pictured Rove Beetle - Thinopinus pictus

Pictured Rove Beetle - Thinopinus pictus
just north of Imperial Beach, San Diego County, California, USA
October 31, 2013
Size: 15 mm
I found several of these beetles (with minimal searching) at the high tide mark, under small clumps of seaweed. I believe that this is the southernmost specimen on the guide so far. It is quite light in coloration, as the north-south trend would predict (more northerly beaches having more volcanic dark sand). This area of beach is about a half hour's walk north from the northern end of Imperial Beach.

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