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Location: Death Valley National Park. thank you for your time.
Brian
Hi Brian,
Thanks for writing back with a location. People don’t realize how helpful that information is, especially since we deal with so many foreign identifications. We believe this is a Checkered Beetle in the genus Trichodes. The markings are consistant with the Ornate Checkered Beetle, Trichodes ornatus, but the coloration is closer to other members in the genus. We want Eric Eaton to weigh in on this. Eric writes: ” I agree wilth your IDs on both the checkered beetle (Trichodes ornatus) and the longhorn (Plinthocoelium suaveeolens). How come ‘I’ never find such gaudy critters?”
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