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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Fungus, Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles (Tenebrionoidea) » Blister Beetles (Meloidae) » Oil Beetles (Meloe) » Meloe campanicollis
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Blister Beetles? - Meloe campanicollis
Copyright © 2004 Steve Stonehill

Blister Beetles? - Meloe campanicollis
Toms River, New Jersey, USA
October 23, 2004
I've been seeing quite a few of theses around the house in the last two weeks.
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Contributed by Steve Stonehill on 26 October, 2004 - 5:33pm
Last updated 5 June, 2009 - 9:58pm

prob. Meloe campanicollis Pinto & Selander based on date
John Pinto det.

Moved from Oil Beetles.
… v belov, 5 June, 2009 - 9:58pm login or register to post comments

Yes:-)
Blister beetles indeed, genus Meloe, male atop female. Note his "kinked" antennae. They are parasites of solitary bees, especially Anthophora sp.
… Eric R. Eaton, 26 October, 2004 - 7:09pm login or register to post comments

 
Neat Defense Mechanism
I sometimes find these guys close to where we walk so I move them to a safe spot. When picked up they emit an orangish fluid from their joints. I guess it's a toxic chemical defense.

Clear Skies,

Steve
… Steve Stonehill, 26 October, 2004 - 9:25pm login or register to post comments

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