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Dasytes tristiculus
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Dasytes tristiculus

Dasytes tristicula is a species of beetles belonging to the family Melyridae. The species name is frequently misspelled as "tristiculus" in the literature.

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Description

Dasytes tristicula can reach a body length of about 4–5 mm (0.16–0.20 in). These small black beetles have long erect black pubescence over the entire surface of the elytra and pronotum. The females usually show a broad transversal band of lighter pubescence anteriorly.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 862128.