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Fungus beetle

Photo by TamaraMiranda
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Field Notes

Description:

Maybe: Ptychoderes sp.

Habitat:

Urbanized area

Notes:

Id by: Jennifer C. Girón Duque: fungus beetle, Family Anthribidae

Reference Links:

ANTHRIBIDAE | Pybio Paraguay Biodiversidad

Species ID Suggestions

Fungus weevil

Ptychoderes sp.
thaptor
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Comments (8)
thaptor
ID to genus with illustrated world catalogue. (May be the genus Hypselotropis instead, but those seem to have longer beak in general)
TamaraMiranda
Thank you very much, Armadeus.4, Skel, Francisco Rmirez, VivBraznell, Mark Ridgway and AshleyT!! I corrected the beetle identity, as suggested in the review of Jennifer on facebook.
Liana
Congratulations!!!
VivBraznell
Great series of images Tamara . Congratulations on the SOTD
AshleyT
Congrats TamaraMiranda, this awesome weevil has been chosen as Spotting of the Day! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/a.10150595289465603.674700.10150120463815603/10156357868065603/?type=3&theater Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/679516735872077824

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