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Bess Beetle

Odontotaenius sp.

Photo by LuisStevens
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Field Notes

Description:

Black beetle. 4 cm long.

Habitat:

Lacandon Rainforest.

Reference Links:

Unidentified Beetle - Odontotaenius disjunctus - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
LuisStevens
Thank you Bayucca for the ID and the link.
bayucca
Passalidae, Bess Beetle. In US there is only one species: Odontotaenius disjunctus. In Mexico you probably have more species and ID is very tricky. http://bugguide.net/node/view/2864/bgimage

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PublishedApril 3, 2014

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