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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Staphylinoidea » Carrion Beetles (Silphidae) » Heterosilpha
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Carrion beetle larva - Heterosilpha
Copyright © 2011 Natalie McNear

Carrion beetle larva - Heterosilpha
Marin County, California, USA
April 21, 2011
Size: ~17 mm body length
Found crossing a dirt path in chaparral habitat.
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Contributed by Natalie McNear on 23 April, 2011 - 12:09am

How do you know the species?
Is this the only species know from the area?
… Jim McClarin, 23 April, 2011 - 3:58pm login or register to post comments

 
Re: How do you know the species?
Don't know the species, that's why I left it at genus level.
… Natalie McNear, 23 April, 2011 - 4:00pm login or register to post comments

 
Oops, silly me. But same question at genus level:
Is Heterosilpha the only Silphinae genus in the area?
… Jim McClarin, 23 April, 2011 - 4:09pm login or register to post comments

 
Re: Oops, silly me. But same question at genus level:
Not sure how many genera actually occur at that location, but the only ones I have seen out there are Heterosilpha, and they are quite abundant at times. I think I have seen both species too, but not quite sure since I never photographed the adults. Going by their sheer abundance alone, I think it's pretty safe to call this one Heterosilpha, but I don't expect it to be identified to the species level. It was found in the same area as this individual:



The larvae of other genera found in California also look quite different, from what I've been able to tell from image searches.
… Natalie McNear, 23 April, 2011 - 4:24pm login or register to post comments

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