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bostrichid - Lyctus carbonarius
Copyright © 2006 Joyce Gross

bostrichid - Lyctus carbonarius
UC Sagehen Creek Field Station, Nevada County, California, USA
July 28, 2006
Size: 4-5mm
Found under the bark of a large dead conifer that fell about 20 feet from where I was standing...
Looks something like Lyctus but that's just a guess.

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Contributed by Joyce Gross on 28 December, 2006 - 1:47am
Last updated 10 December, 2007 - 2:20am

Lyctus sp.
will guess planicollis - seems to be the most common western sp. and as I recall most of the others are more distinctly setose.
… Phillip Harpootlian, 28 December, 2006 - 3:41pm

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