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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Hydrophiloidea » Clown Beetles (Histeridae) » Dendrophilinae » Paromalini » Paromalus » subgenus Paromalus (Paromalus subgenus Paromalus) » Paromalus seminulum
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Unknown Histerid - Paromalus seminulum
Copyright © 2014 Guy A. Hanley

Unknown Histerid - Paromalus seminulum
Pike County, Ohio, USA
May 21, 2013
Size: 2.1 mm
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Contributed by Guy A. Hanley on 7 April, 2014 - 3:29pm
Last updated 7 April, 2014 - 5:15pm

thanks, Dr T!
Moved from subgenus Isolomalus.
… v belov, 7 April, 2014 - 5:15pm login or register to post comments

P. seminulum?
General outline, apparently convex body and presence of sutural striae suggest P. seminulum (which for some reason is kept outside Isolomalus, the beasts with these striae), common SE/E species, but this genus is tough to ID even in person...
… atishe8, 7 April, 2014 - 4:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Excellent!
Thanks for the help, this critter does not show up around here, so was a bit lost with it..
… Guy A. Hanley, 7 April, 2014 - 8:30pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 7 April, 2014 - 3:50pm login or register to post comments

hmm... pretty sure it's a Paromalus...
...although the rhomboid outline is rather intriguing; a ventral shot may help
… v belov, 7 April, 2014 - 3:45pm login or register to post comments

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