Beetles beetles beetles beetles (Acmaeodera tubulus)
...they really liked this daisy fleabane flower!

Ellychnia corrusca, the winter firefly, recently befriended by granddaughter Penelope.

Stop what you're doing and admire this weevil from Yunnan Province, China. #inaturalist #beetle #coleoptera #insect #china #weevil #brentidae https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/268726578

#NewSpecies
New longhorn beetle from #ecuador just came in:

Nealcidion chloroxanthon

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/892487AC-7602-FFE5-4FD1-D88EF1CAFE07
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5604.1.1
#Zootaxa #NealcidionChloroxanthon

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Bloody-nosed Beetle today, near #Bath #Somerset #UK.
#Nature #Wildlife #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #NatureCommunity #Beetle #Insects #Insect #Entomology #Coleoptera

So richtig fängt das Insekten-Frühjahr für mich erst an, wenn die Feld-Sandlaufkäfer (Cicindela campestris) wieder auf der Jagd sind.

#NewSpecies!
New darklingbeetle from #indonesia just snuck in:

Strongylium bidens

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D6274B0C-AB77-FF92-FDB9-A1BF2C7FFBD5
Publication: https://doi.org/10.59893/bjc.24(1).002
#BalticJournalOfColeopterology #StrongyliumBidens

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Usual suspects starting to let themselves be seen out and about.

Weevil, Sitona lineatus, on a flower of holly-leaved hellebore, Helleborus argutifolius.

http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/266367113
#iNaturalist #weevils #Coleoptera #entomology #Pembroke1347

#NewSpecies
New jewel beetle from #southafrica just glittered:

Anthaxia mahuto

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038E87EE-8426-FFF1-FF33-D808FCA50430
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5604.1.6
#Zootaxa #AnthaxiaMahuto

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I recently finished "An Affair with Africa" by Alzada Kistner and am now absolutely fascinated by the beetle species that hang out in ant colonies, only appearing above ground when their hosts go out on raiding forays or when the nest is relocating. Any recs for a book or article about them? Ideally with photographs. #ants #beetles #myrmecophiles #coleoptera #staphylinidae #entomology #africa

Hello there !
Aujourd'hui le Méloé printanier ! Un insecte de la famille des coléoptères, dont les larves se développent en parasitant les colonies d' hyménoptères...
Ici il s'agit d'une femelle, avec l'abdomen plus gros que celui du mâle !
Connaissez-vous cet insecte ?
Vous pouvez retrouver toutes mes illustrations disponibles ici : https://clairemotzart.etsy.com
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#NewSpecies
New longhorn beetle from #ecuador just snuck in:

Antodice apicalis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/892487AC-7609-FFEF-4FD1-DE5AF06BF837
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5604.1.1
#Zootaxa #AntodiceApicalis

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#NewSpecies
New jewel beetle from #china just glittered:

Anthaxia zhengyucheni

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03AB87BC-0F69-FF85-B37F-02462737FC6B
Publication: https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2024.2438409
#JournalOfNaturalHistory #AnthaxiaZhengyucheni

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#NewSpecies!
New longhorn beetle from #ecuador just snuck in:

Pachyforma rosacea

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/710087D7-D030-FFF8-FF43-651A9C9A8F0F
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5424.5.8
#Zootaxa #PachyformaRosacea

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La Hippodamia variegata és una espècie de marieta que es troba a Catalunya i en altres parts d'Europa i del món. Aquests insectes són coneguts per ser depredadors naturals de plagues com els pugons, cosa que els converteix en aliats importants per a l'agricultura i el control biològic.

El Pantomorus cervinus és una espècie de coleòpter de la família Curculionidae (escarabats becuts). Aquest insecte és originari d'Amèrica del Sud, però s'ha introduït en diverses parts del món, incloent Europa, on pot causar impactes significatius en l'agricultura i els ecosistemes locals.

#NewSpecies!
New weevil from #indonesia just snuck in:

Exophthalmida elytrodon

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9A690710-FFAB-7132-FF42-88BCFDBC1D27
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5537.2.7
#Zootaxa #ExophthalmidaElytrodon

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Found a beautiful #beetle in a young Acacia in Aranda, ACT this evening.

It's a #JewelBeetle, Diphucrania leucosticta.

https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/628938-Diphucrania-leucosticta

#NewSpecies!
New rove beetle from #china just roved in:

Sinlathrobium assingi

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/ECEA11E1-F830-4446-8152-1DDB63001CFD
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1218.128973
#ZooKeys_Journal #SinlathrobiumAssingi

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