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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Ants (Formicoidea) » Ants (Formicidae) » Formicinae » Formicini » Wood ants, mound ants, & field ants (Formica)
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Elateridae - Danosoma sp. and Formicinae sp. - Formica
Copyright © 2016 hedy jansen

Elateridae - Danosoma sp. and Formicinae sp. - Formica
Oregon, USA
June 7, 2016
Can this Elateridae beetle be named..?
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Contributed by hedy jansen on 8 November, 2016 - 12:02pm
Last updated 9 December, 2016 - 6:33pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request. You can upload a duplicate photo to the click beetle guide page if you want.
… Graham Montgomery, 9 December, 2016 - 6:33pm login or register to post comments

Danosoma obtectum and Formica sp. det Hume Douglas
I would suggest keeping this image with the ants rather than the beetle
… Blaine Mathison, 24 November, 2016 - 8:01am login or register to post comments

 
Elateridae
Maybe we can do it both..? As to me it is a nice beetle that we don't see here in the Netherlands... Can you copy it to the ants too..?
… hedy jansen, 24 November, 2016 - 9:53am login or register to post comments

Ants are carpenters, probably
(or thereabouts) Subfamily Formicinae. I'm not familiar with the species in your area, though.
… Michael Hughes, 9 November, 2016 - 8:48pm login or register to post comments

the beetle is....was...Danosoma...
… Blaine Mathison, 9 November, 2016 - 6:36am login or register to post comments

 
Elateridae
Thank you Blaine and Michael for your reactions!
… hedy jansen, 12 November, 2016 - 1:35pm login or register to post comments

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