Long Yellow Beetle - Chauliognathus misellus

Moved

Moved from Chauliognathus discus.

… v belov, 18 November, 2009 - 6:35pm

Moved

Moved from Chauliognathus.

… Boris Büche, 24 September, 2007 - 3:20am

We have an ID for this species now!

compare:

… Boris Büche, 21 September, 2007 - 3:30am

Great!

thanks Boris.

… Bob Beatson, 21 September, 2007 - 2:37pm

Soldier beetle

Family Cantharidae, genus Chaulignathus. That pronotal shape is distinctive for the family.

… Jim McClarin, 31 August, 2006 - 11:44pm

Talk about

a quick response!!

… Bob Beatson, 31 August, 2006 - 11:56pm

Thanks

Jim. The abdomen sticks out even further than the pic suggests due to the angle of the shot. Wonder if that has any significance for nailing down a genus eventually?

… Bob Beatson, 31 August, 2006 - 11:55pm

Could be a gravid female.

It looks like Chauliognathus but I don't know which species. I note that other members of this genus in bugguide all seem to have dark markings to some degree on their pronotum. I shot one species in New Mexico that is all yellow (no elytral markings either) and that one too is not yet identified. Like yours, the abdomen extends considerably beyond the elytra. I'll probably post images this weekend.

… Jim McClarin, 1 September, 2006 - 12:57am

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I can give you a family: Cerambycidae
and a subfamily: Lepturinae
e.g.http://bugguide.net/node/view/2941/bgimage
That is about all I can do.

… Sean McCann, 31 August, 2006 - 10:55pm