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Comb-clawed Beetle

Pseudocistela sp.

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Field Notes

Description:

Black beetle with long antennae. The legs have red femurs and black tibia. At first I thought this was a comb-clawed beetle but the thorax looks wrong.

Habitat:

Chamise in chaparral.

Notes:

Sent to Bug Guide since suggested ID was out of range. They tentatively have it at Pseudocistela genus.

Reference Links:

Genus Pseudocistela - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comb-clawed beetle

Androchirus femoralis

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