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Black & Red Beetle ID Request - Atalantycha bilineata
Copyright © 2008 Thomas of Baltimore City

Black & Red Beetle ID Request - Atalantycha bilineata
My back garden, Baltimore City County, Maryland, USA
April 23, 2008
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Contributed by Thomas of Baltimore City on 25 April, 2008 - 11:24am
Last updated 28 April, 2008 - 9:37am

Ancistronycha
The current name for this species is Atalantycha bilineata (Say).
… Art Evans, 12 October, 2008 - 10:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Thanks for your comment, Dr. Evans. I've posted a note in one of our forums to see if we can get this fixed. Was there a recent revision or change in taxonomy, or are we way out of date?
… Ken Schneider, 13 October, 2008 - 10:23am login or register to post comments

 
New Genus
Species page moved to new Genus Atalantycha per Kazantsev (The Coleopterists Bulletin, 59(2):204–210. 2005, A Review of Ancistronycha Markel with the Description of Atalantycha, PDF).
… Ted Kropiewnicki, 13 October, 2008 - 1:47pm login or register to post comments

Not an ID
but looks like it could be Ancistronycha bilineata (soldier beetle)?

… Ken Schneider, 25 April, 2008 - 11:45am login or register to post comments

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