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Polycesta aruensis
About 30 millimeters in length, shaped and colored as shown.
Found on the trunk of a tree (mesquite?) in a Sonoran Desert grassland habitat.
I expected this large beetle to be very wary, but it allowed me to approach closely.
Spotted on Jul 31, 2011
Submitted on Feb 4, 2014
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