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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Elateroidea » Soldier Beetles (Cantharidae) » Chauliognathinae » Chauliognathini » Belotus
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Soldier Beetle - Belotus
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

Soldier Beetle - Belotus
Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
October 22, 2004
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Contributed by tom murray on 4 April, 2005 - 8:16am
Last updated 10 March, 2023 - 11:25am

Moved
Moved from Trypherus.
… Mike Quinn, 13 April, 2009 - 10:54pm login or register to post comments

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… Boris Büche, 2 April, 2007 - 10:22am login or register to post comments

Unusual!
What an interesting species! I didn't realize any Cantharids had these ultra-short elytra. I went to Dillon and Dillon to see how many other Cantharids do, and only one species they picture does.

The ones species they picture is T. latipennis. Of course, Dillon and Dillon don't picture all species. They do include the eastern 2/3rds of Texas in their coverage area.

Anyhow a neat picture, thanks for posting!

--Stephen

Stephen Cresswell
Buckhannon, WV
www.stephencresswell.com
… Stephen_WV, 5 April, 2005 - 5:30am login or register to post comments

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