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Picnic Beetle - Glischrochilus fasciatus
Copyright © 2007 Cotinis

Picnic Beetle - Glischrochilus fasciatus
Parkwood, Durham County, North Carolina, USA
January 8, 2006
Size: 6 mm
Composite from one frame showing tarsi for family guide page. See this reference, for instance, on the tarsal formula (5-5-5). Fourth tarsal segment is reduced, and fifth is typically the longest. This frame shows, from left to right, the left fore-tarsus (partly hidden), middle tarsus, and rear tarsus.

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Contributed by Cotinis on 8 January, 2007 - 10:58am
Last updated 9 March, 2008 - 4:54am

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