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Tiny Beetle - Placonotus zimmermanni Habitat: Under sycamore bark; deciduous forest Fall,Geotagged,Laemophloeidae,Placonotus,Placonotus zimmermanni,United States,beetle,lined flat bark beetle

Tiny Beetle - Placonotus zimmermanni

Habitat: Under sycamore bark; deciduous forest

comments (6)

Alexander Hassmueller

Lion

Could it be Placonotus testaceus (F., 1787), Laemophloeidae (1.5–2.5 mm)
Or: Cryptolestes duplicatus (Waltl, 1839), Laemophloeidae (1.5–2.1 mm) ?
Posted 2 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks for the suggestions! I think both of those genera are possible, but both of the species you mentioned have European distributions. So far, the specific species I'm considering are: Placonotus zimmermanni, Placonotus modestus, and Cryptolestes punctatus Posted 2 years ago
2. 1. Alexander Hassmueller
    
    Lion
    
    My pleasure Christine! Probably a final decision would require the specimen, a microscope and much more knowledge than have, hehe. Though I found it. https://www.kerbtier.de/cgi-bin/enFSearch.cgi?Fam=Laemophloeidae
    Thank you so much for your ongoing support. Posted 2 years ago, modified 2 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      Yes, an expert might be able to ID the beetle without microscopy, but getting a species-level ID would be difficult with this photo. Posted 2 years ago
    2. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      Update: An expert IDed it as Placonotus zimmermanni :) Posted 2 years ago
    3. 1. Alexander Hassmueller
        
        Lion
        
        Thanks for the update Christine! Alright, finally you succeeded! Compliments for your concentration on the issue!
        https://bugguide.net/node/view/47429 Posted 2 years ago, modified 2 years ago

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The Placonotus zimmermanni

''Placonotus zimmermanni'' is a species of lined flat bark beetle in the family Laemophloeidae. It is found in North America.

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Similar species: Beetles

Species identified by Christine Young

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Uploaded Oct 14, 2022. Captured Sep 24, 2021 14:35 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.

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