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 Beetle with orange elytra > Alleculidae, Omophlus sp.
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| nick upton |
Posted on 13-11-2010 00:11
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 828 Joined: 12.03.10 |
Can anyone place this beetle to family (Carabidae?) or further? 29.5.10 Corsica. nick upton attached the following image:  [171.13Kb] Edited by nick upton on 13-11-2010 13:13 Nick Upton - naturalist and photographer |
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| cthirion |
Posted on 13-11-2010 10:16
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Member Location: Awirs (Flémalle) Belgique Posts: 901 Joined: 13.08.04 |
I think Omophlus sp (Alleculidae)
Edited by cthirion on 13-11-2010 10:17 cthirion |
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| nick upton |
Posted on 13-11-2010 13:10
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 828 Joined: 12.03.10 |
Many thanks for the quick feedback on this. It certainly matches photos I've found of that genus very well and Omophlus lepturoides seems to be a common Mediterranean species, recorded in Corsica, so it may be that, but I'm sure there are too many similar species to be sure without a microscope and a key!
Nick Upton - naturalist and photographer |
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