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Posted by BubikolRamios on 24-10-2010 09:02

I guess coleoptera larva?
Possibly from this coleoptera:
http://agrozoo.ne...d08e4a5d80
Both found on same spot at same time. Just guessing.

Edited by BubikolRamios on 26-10-2010 02:34

Posted by atylotus on 24-10-2010 10:48

The immatures of Coleoptera are called larva(e) for they are holometabolic i.e. a complete metamorphosis (egg-larva-pupa-imago; as in Diptera and Lepidoptera). The immatures of hemimetabolic insects are called nymphs i.e. the immatures have the appearance of the adult and after each moult resemble them even more. They do not have an actual pupal stage (as in Heteroptera or Odonata). Under the shortened elytra you will discover true wings, which are absent in larval and nymphal stages. In nymphs you only have wingsheaths, becoming progressively longer after each moult.
I'm not much of a Coleoptera specialist but this picture seems to be Staphylinidae as Jorgen suggest, but the other one on agrozoo.net seems to be another family. There is more than one Coleoptera family with reduced elytra.

Posted by BubikolRamios on 24-10-2010 16:19

atylotus wrote:
The immatures of Coleoptera are called larva ...

Yeah I know, just had a zilion other things on my mind. Thanks for correction.

Edit:
this: Proteinus ovalis http://www.koleop...ewilde.jpg
looks compatible to mine:http://agrozoo.ne...d08e4a5d80

Edited by BubikolRamios on 24-10-2010 16:33