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Dicaelus laevipennis
Fairly large (~20 mm), all-black, and semi-glossy as shown. Note wide thorax with hind corners overlapping elytra (wing-covers), a characteristic of the genus.
Found along margin of sandy trail through degraded shortgrass prairie of yucca, prickly-pear cacti, grasses, buckwheat, etc.
Identification furnished by Kip Will of UC Berkeley on the Facebook group page for "Friends of Coleoptera at the Natural History Museum."
Spotted on Aug 29, 2014
Submitted on Aug 30, 2014
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