Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Pack Forest
Washington State
July 10-12, 2009
Details...

Photos from the 2009 gathering
 
Photos from the 2008 gathering in Tennessee
 
Photos from the 2007 gathering in Minnesota

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Rove, Carrion and Fungus Beetles (Staphylinoidea) » Featherwinged Beetles (Ptiliidae) » Limulodes » Limulodes paradoxus
Photo#168612
Limulodes paradoxus
Copyright © 2005 Rick Buss

Limulodes paradoxus
Sandia Mnts, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
April 15, 2005
Size: 0.7 mm
Cephaloplectinae (formerly Limulodidae the horseshoe crab beetles), are myrmecophiles. These were found with Lasius subumbratus ants (along with Adranes beetles). I used Seevers and Dybas, 1943 to get the species. Note the greatly expanded prosternum distinguishing it easily from some Staphlynids.

Images of this individual: tag all
Limulodes paradoxus Limulodes paradoxus
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Rick Buss on 7 February, 2008 - 10:16am

Moved
Moved from Featherwinged Beetles to new guide page for species.
… Cotinis, 7 February, 2008 - 10:24am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2010 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact