Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Large black beetle

Posted by Alvesgaspar on 13-04-2009 23:45
#1
Large beetle, about 3-4 cm long, walking in the sand near the sea. Looked like a Stag Beetle (Lucanus sp.) at first sight but the shape of the body and the antennae don't match. I don't think it belongs to the Lucanidae family either. No idea.

Thanks,
Joaquim

Posted by Alvesgaspar on 14-04-2009 10:39
#2
I believe it is a Scarites sp., from the Carabidae family.
Edited by Alvesgaspar on 14-04-2009 14:36