Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Coleoptera

Posted by amalia_raluca on 27-03-2008 20:59
#1
Can anybody help me with this beetle?
the species was find under the bark, on 24 March 2008, on the South West of the Romania,
Many thanks
Amalia

Posted by amalia_raluca on 27-03-2008 21:01
#2
another photo

Posted by amalia_raluca on 27-03-2008 21:02
#3
the last one

Posted by Tony Irwin on 27-03-2008 22:22
#4
Tenebrionidae

Posted by rogerka on 27-03-2008 22:48
#5
It look like a Carabidae (ground beetle) to me. Maybee a Carabus sp.

Posted by Andy Chick on 27-03-2008 23:20
#6
looks to only have 9 segments to the antenae, tenebrionidae tend to have 11,


Posted by Smoggycb on 28-03-2008 01:04
#7
It looks like a Helops (tenebrionidae). I see a lot of H. caeruleus here and it looks very similar.

Posted by Tony Irwin on 28-03-2008 01:19
#8
see http://www.galeri...uleus.html.

Posted by amalia_raluca on 28-03-2008 08:51
#9
ok... for me, it seems to be H. coeruleus, but I don't know almost nothing by this insectsPfft
so...should it be identified like Helops coeruleus?

Many thanks for all your help
Amalia

Posted by Tony Irwin on 28-03-2008 15:22
#10
There is another Helops - rossii - in Romania, but I don't know what the distinguishing features are. For the moment I'd stick with Helops species, but one of our more expert coleopterists may be able to help further.