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Long-jointed Darkling beetle

Lagriinae gen. sp.

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Description:

So, here is where things get a little messy. This beetle is just like one I spotted before (http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/56286014) but with different colors. Color morph? Sexual dimorphism? Different species/subspecies? Questions, questions...

Species ID Suggestions

Long-jointed Darkling beetle

Lagriinae gen. sp.
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Comments (3)
thaptor
Note the inflated middle tibiae of both - smells a male sexual character . . . Pronotum dark vs. red is not an unusual variation in species. Both may be one species, alongwith: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/1004576009
Tom15
Nice one Sergio! Hope you get some sort of ID.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2013

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