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Cercyon fimbriatus
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Copyright © 2014
Alice Abela
Cercyon fimbriatus
Surf Beach, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
April 19, 2014
Size: ~4mm
Found on sandy beach under accumulated wrack (composed of rotting kelp and other marine algae) along the high tide line
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Contributed by
Alice Abela
on 20 April, 2014 - 6:28pm
Last updated 29 December, 2016 - 12:43pm
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Alice Abela
, 29 December, 2016 - 12:42pm
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luniger does look like a good guess to me...
...but the angle is not the best; a straight dorsal would be much more helpful, and a decent ventral shot showing the meta- & mesosterna is always a huge plus in this subfamily
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v belov
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Found another one
These guys aren't terribly cooperative, but I managed to find another:
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Alice Abela
, 21 April, 2014 - 9:09pm
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