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Dorcatoma falli
Dorcatoma falli is a small beetle species in the family Ptinidae, first described by R.E. White in 1965. The species is known from eastern Canada, with records from Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Québec. Like other members of the genus Dorcatoma, it likely inhabits decaying wood and fungal substrates, though specific ecological details remain poorly documented. The species is rarely encountered, with only three observations recorded in iNaturalist as of the source date.
Haplidoeme schlingeri
Haplidoeme schlingeri is a species of longhorn beetle (family Cerambycidae) described by Chemsak and Linsley in 1965. It belongs to the tribe Oemini within the subfamily Cerambycinae. The species epithet honors E. Schlinger, a notable collector associated with the UCR Entomology Research Museum. Beyond basic taxonomic information, little is documented about its biology or ecology.
Retocomus duboisi
Retocomus duboisi is a species of ant-like flower beetle in the family Anthicidae, described by Abdullah in 1965. The genus Retocomus belongs to a group of small beetles characterized by their elongated, ant-like appearance. This species is recorded from North America, though specific details about its biology remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.
Rhagio dichromaticus
Rhagio dichromaticus is a species of snipe fly described by J.G. Chillcott in 1965. It is distinguished from congeners by its extremely dark coloration. The species was described from Louisiana and is one of three new species recognized in Chillcott's revision of eastern Nearctic Rhagio species. As a member of the family Rhagionidae, it belongs to a group of predatory or scavenging flies whose larvae typically inhabit moist soil or decaying organic matter.
Tipula metacomet
Metacomet crane fly
Tipula metacomet is a large crane fly in the family Tipulidae, described by Charles Paul Alexander in 1965. The species is named after Metacomet (also known as King Philip), a Wampanoag chief who led Native American resistance against English colonists in New England during the 1670s. It is one of numerous crane fly species in the genus Tipula, which is the largest genus of crane flies with hundreds of species distributed across the Northern Hemisphere.