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Tiny metallic grey beetles that are often in groups of 5 to 10 per flower. They are about 4 mm long. Family Melyridae, Subfamily Dasytinae. Because they live mostly in flowers, they are important pollinators of many flower species, especially the Composites.
Forest, about 5 km up Mt. Huitepec, west of San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico.
Spotted on Aug 20, 2015
Submitted on Mar 6, 2016
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