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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Enigmatic Scarab Beetles (Glaresidae) » Glaresis
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Very small scarab - Glaresis
Copyright © 2014 Mark S. Romero

Very small scarab - Glaresis
Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
June 2, 2014
Size: ~3mm
On ground front patio, possibly came to house light last night. I think this is a Glaresidae.

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Contributed by Mark S. Romero on 2 June, 2014 - 12:33pm

hope Guy Hanley narrows it down further
i e-mailed him
neat, rarely photographed beasts
… v belov, 2 June, 2014 - 3:36pm login or register to post comments

 
Impossible
to tell species from a photograph, this is a HARD family to distinguish, and there are several species known from this area. Without specimen in hand, I cannot be of further assistance...
… Guy A. Hanley, 4 June, 2014 - 12:49pm login or register to post comments

 
thanks, Guy
maybe Mark could use your revision to key it out, on send the specimen to you
… v belov, 4 June, 2014 - 2:08pm login or register to post comments

 
The Key
would be nice or I could send him this specimen. Let me know... Thanks V and Guy.
… Mark S. Romero, 5 June, 2014 - 11:58am login or register to post comments

 
Key
Is available in the books link..
… Guy A. Hanley, 5 June, 2014 - 5:16pm login or register to post comments

 
Got it,
thanks
… Mark S. Romero, 7 June, 2014 - 12:42am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Scarab, Stag and Bess Beetles.
… Blaine Mathison, 2 June, 2014 - 12:49pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Blaine
for the confirmation.
… Mark S. Romero, 2 June, 2014 - 12:52pm login or register to post comments

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