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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Cucujoidea » Nitidulid series » Sap-feeding Beetles (Nitidulidae) » Prometopinae » Prometopia » Prometopia sexmaculata
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Weird Sap Beetles - Prometopia sexmaculata
Copyright © 2004 Stephen_WV

Weird Sap Beetles - Prometopia sexmaculata
Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
April 10, 1985
An early April find under bark. A species in Nitidulidae, the Sap Beetles.

This is one of the earliest insect pictures I took, from 1985. I used 1000 ISO film in those days—grainy, but it did allow you to take pictures in the woods without flash. This photo will have to do until someone else photographs this species. Odd, tortoise-like appearance. The spots seem to be on a surface below what seems like a clear, protective shell. An odd species!
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Contributed by Stephen_WV on 17 December, 2004 - 5:05pm
Last updated 3 February, 2011 - 5:04pm

Eureka!
Now I know what that odd beetle I photographed at my lamp is! I hadn't even tried to figure it out because I knew it would probably be a tough one. I'll post the pic soon.
… Troy Bartlett, 17 December, 2004 - 8:48pm login or register to post comments

 
Here it is
… Troy Bartlett, 18 December, 2004 - 11:22am login or register to post comments

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