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Eretes occidentalis? - Eretes explicitus - female
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Eretes occidentalis? - Eretes explicitus - Female
Hutchinson; Prairie Village Residencies, Reno County, Kansas, USA
June 28, 2014
Size: ~10 mm
Found at night under street light.

Should be Eretes occidentalis. Would be a new state record on BG for Kansas.
Contributed by okeller on 29 June, 2014 - 2:04pm
Last updated 18 July, 2017 - 5:47pm

Moved tentatively based on location: the only sp. recorded in KS
Moved from Eretes sticticus.
… v belov, 18 July, 2017 - 5:42pm

the latest revision treats occidentalis as a syn. of sticiticus
...but this is not yet reflected on the guide page
see(1)
lovely shot!
Moved from Predaceous Diving Beetles.
… v belov, 29 June, 2014 - 3:33pm

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