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Microporus nigrita
Copyright © 2014 roar

Microporus nigrita
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
April 19, 2014
Size: 5mm
Contributed by roar on 20 April, 2014 - 8:21am
Last updated 20 April, 2014 - 2:14pm

Moved
Moved from Pangaeus bilineatus.
… Brad Barnd, 20 April, 2014 - 2:13pm

Microporus nigrita?
I don't see the anterior furrow on the pronotum that is seen in P. bilineatus. Do you see it in your hi-res version of this photo?
… Brad Barnd, 20 April, 2014 - 2:09pm

 
updated pic
hi-res now available
… roar, 20 April, 2014 - 2:11pm

 
thanks
Must be M. nigrita!
… Brad Barnd, 20 April, 2014 - 2:13pm

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