Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Beetle with orange elytra > Alleculidae, Omophlus sp.

Posted by nick upton on 13-11-2010 01:11
#1

Can anyone place this beetle to family (Carabidae?) or further?

29.5.10 Corsica.

Edited by nick upton on 13-11-2010 14:13

Posted by cthirion on 13-11-2010 11:16
#2

I think Omophlus sp (Alleculidae)

Edited by cthirion on 13-11-2010 11:17

Posted by nick upton on 13-11-2010 14:10
#3

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!