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Black Minute Hooded Beetle - Orthoperus scutellaris
Copyright © 2006 Jim McClarin

Black Minute Hooded Beetle - Orthoperus scutellaris
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
September 30, 2006
Size: 0.95 - 1.0 mm
This tiny black corylophid beetle was taken in a sweep net in a diverse-species field near airport. It looks like Orthoperus scutellaris to me. The foot belongs to this 4.5mm beetle:

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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 7 November, 2006 - 8:58pm
Last updated 8 November, 2006 - 8:38pm

Moved
Moved from Minute Hooded Beetles.
… Jim McClarin, 8 November, 2006 - 8:38pm

Orthoperus scutellaris
I think so also.
… Donald S. Chandler, 8 November, 2006 - 6:14pm

 
Thanks, Don.
These pix are a little better than my last set for this species.
… Jim McClarin, 8 November, 2006 - 8:37pm

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