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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Elateroidea » Soldier Beetles (Cantharidae) » Chauliognathinae » Chauliognathini » Chauliognathus » Chauliognathus deceptus
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Soldier Beetle, Chauliognathus sp. - Chauliognathus deceptus
Copyright © 2016 Richard Bunn

Soldier Beetle, Chauliognathus sp. - Chauliognathus deceptus
Garden of the Gods (38.877702 -104.872235 E6325), Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
August 19, 2015
I think this the Colorado Soldier Beetle (Chauliognathus basalis), although I’ve probably not adequately eliminated
Chauliognathus deceptus.
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Contributed by Richard Bunn on 26 June, 2016 - 9:25pm
Last updated 22 October, 2023 - 3:57pm

Moved
Moved from Colorado Soldier Beetle. Pronotum does not seem as glossy as C. basalis.
… Hadley Luker, 22 October, 2023 - 3:57pm login or register to post comments

Soldier Beetle
I am not certain what to make of these creatures with intermediate elytral patterns. Apparently, species within this genus do hybridize, so I guess that is possible. In any case, I am not confident that this beast is identifiable to specie.s I wish that I knew of other marks for separating deceptus from basalis, but I've not stumbled upon such -- except perhaps shiny vs "hairy" pronotum. If that mark is correct, then this would seem C basalis.
… Steven Mlodinow, 13 February, 2019 - 9:47am login or register to post comments

 
possible hybrid
I tried to change the name for this beast a while back with no luck. Thought I'd try again today, but my attempts again were unsuccessful!!
… Richard Bunn, 10 July, 2019 - 5:04pm login or register to post comments

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