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Hippopotamus Beetle - Salpingus viridiaeneus
Copyright © 2014 Peter A. Clausen

Hippopotamus Beetle - Salpingus viridiaeneus
Sherwood, Washington County, Oregon, USA
January 28, 2014
Size: 3 mm
Found on bark of fallen trees at night. They reflect the light of my headlamp in a coppery, slightly greenish color. Upon magnification their heads remind me of hippopotami.

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Contributed by Peter A. Clausen on 28 January, 2014 - 3:02am
Last updated 18 April, 2025 - 3:03pm

Comments

Moved
Moved from viridiaeneus or pallipes.
… v belov, 18 April, 2025 - 3:03pm

Moved
Moved from Rhinosimus.
… v belov, 28 February, 2015 - 10:22am

 
Thank you!
As always, much appreciated!
… Peter A. Clausen, 28 February, 2015 - 3:10pm

"pallipes"?
Moved from Beetles.
… v belov, 28 January, 2014 - 7:42am

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