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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Bark-gnawing, Checkered and Soft-winged Flower Beetles (Cleroidea) » Soft-winged Flower Beetles (Melyridae) » Malachiinae » Anthocomus » Anthocomus equestris
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Soft-winged Flower Beetle? - Anthocomus equestris
Copyright © 2004 Robin McLeod

Soft-winged Flower Beetle? - Anthocomus equestris
Ailsa Craig, Ontario, Canada
June 7, 2004
Not sure whether this is Melyridae but it's superficially similar to the previous post. On underside of elderberry leaf beside our house at night; body length 4 mm. Hoping for a better photo next year with a close-up lense and/or better camera.
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Contributed by Robin McLeod on 18 December, 2004 - 11:53pm
Last updated 1 May, 2006 - 9:18am

Melyridae: Anthocomus bipunctatus
An introduced European species.
… Donald S. Chandler, 30 April, 2006 - 6:44pm login or register to post comments

 
A. bipunctatus
Thanks, Donald. Image moved from family page to species page.
I find the name and placement of this species to be confusing (see info I added to the species page)
… Robin McLeod, 1 May, 2006 - 9:20am login or register to post comments

Melyridae
You are correct (ding-ding-ding:-). This is probably an Anthocomus sp. They can be found with some consistency around aphid colonies.
… Eric R. Eaton, 20 December, 2004 - 11:10am login or register to post comments

 
Melyridae
Thanks for the confirmation, Eric. I entered "Melyridae" on the Ontario species page and got 10 results (4 Malachius species, 3 Collops, 2 Attalus, 1 Dolichosoma). But Ontario's database is currently missing entire groups (e.g. hemiptera, diptera other than robber flies) so I have to wonder how complete the rest of the list is.
… Robin McLeod, 20 December, 2004 - 5:26pm login or register to post comments

 
NHIC list
I think Ontario's NHIC lists for beetles are taken from the Checklist of the Beetles of Canada and Alaska which is online here. It appears to have Anthocomus synonymized with Malachius, but it also says the taxonomy for this family is poor.
… Joel Kits, 20 December, 2004 - 10:46pm login or register to post comments

 
beetle checklist
Thanks for the info and that link, Joel.
… Robin McLeod, 21 December, 2004 - 9:54pm login or register to post comments

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