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Arboreal Darkling beetle

Strongylium sp.

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Field Notes

Description:

Tenebrionidae

Habitat:

Cafetal abandonado, bosque tropical húmedo

Species ID Suggestions

Darkling beetle

Tenebrionidae
stho002
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Arboreal Darkling beetle

Strongylium sp.
thaptor
1

Comments (3)
thaptor
a genus with many species in the tropics (Old, and New world).
Diaz José Miguel
Thanks stho002! are you positive? I dont know much about insects, I just like them! here is a link from a costarrican site http://www.inbio.ac.cr/papers/coleoptera/TENEBR.html
Maria dB
Bienvenido al Proyecto Noah! No se cual insecto es tampoco pero espero que un experto dentro de la comunidad puede ayudarte!

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Insects of Costa Rica
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Life in Costa Rica
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PublishedAugust 30, 2013

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