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Brown Prionid

Orthosoma brunneum

Photo by BugEric
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42.4773, -72.6079

Field Notes

Description:

About 40 mm or so in body length, colored as shown.

Habitat:

Found at night in suburban/rural interface with deciduous forest interrupted by residential neighborhoods and agricultural fields.

Reference Links:

A Longhorned Beetle - Orthosoma brunneum - Overview, Species Orthosoma brunneum - Brown Prionid - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
CariRitzenthaler
Thank you so much! I'll look at the library for those books. Identifying beetles proved to be incredibly hard without a proper source to help. If I have anymore questions I'll be sure to email you! Thank you again!
BugEric
Cari: Please e-mail me at BugEric24ATyahooDOTcom if you want further help. Meanwhile, the two-volume set on "American Beetles" is indispensable. You should have access to it through the university. There are also plenty of experts through the Coleopterist's Society, several who I know personally.
CariRitzenthaler
Hello! I notice you found this beetle in Massachusetts. I'm currently working in a lab identifying beetles that were caught in pit fall traps in Harvard forest in Massachusetts as a part of a global warming study. I'm finding a lot of difficulty with this occasionally and I can't post every beetle, especially since many are small and need a microscope to see well. I was wondering if you knew of any good beetle identification keys? Thank you for your help!

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Beetles!
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New England Arthropods
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Longhorn Beetles (Global)

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PublishedOctober 19, 2013

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