Beach Beetle - Coelus globosus

Moved

… Hartmut Wisch, 10 February, 2010 - 2:07pm

According to this page, this

According to this page, this beetle is C. globosus...

http://www.sbnature.org/collections/invert/entom/COP/COPbeetles-tenebs.php

… Kevin Lentz, 18 April, 2009 - 1:25am

Moved

Moved from Beetles.

… Brad Barnd, 23 May, 2008 - 12:31pm

Teneb

Looks like Coelus (Tenebrionidae: Pimeliinae: Coniontini). Fairly common in dunes behind beaches.

… Kojun Kanda, 30 April, 2008 - 12:51am

I think you're right

definitely nothing Scarabaeoid. Maybe remotus

… Phillip Harpootlian, 30 April, 2008 - 10:33am

New Pics

Added some new pictures, hope they are what you guys needed.

… Kevin Lentz, 30 April, 2008 - 12:01am

No, not tenebrionid.

Well, I don't 'think' so anyway! Looks to me like a scarab, or something closely related. Still won't be surprised if it turns out to be a teneb or even a lucanid. Dune beetles seem to all morph into very similar-looking animals....

… Eric R. Eaton, 29 April, 2008 - 5:46pm

scarab?

This looks like a sand-loving scarab (Ochodaeidae). Hard to confirm since pic details are lacking.

… Ross Hill, 29 April, 2008 - 8:19pm

Let me know what kind of pict

Let me know what kind of pictures you need. I have a few of the beetles that I am trying to get breeding...

… Kevin Lentz, 29 April, 2008 - 8:23pm

not a scarab

picture not really required, but check the antenna - not clubbed, right?

… Phillip Harpootlian, 30 April, 2008 - 12:50pm

Pics

A closer view of the head and one of the middle legs (extended) might help ID or rule out the sandlover.

Many thanks for these extra views. Many of the features of Ochodaeus seem to be here including visible mandibles and the mesotibial spur on one side only; however, the bicolor pattern is different than other similar Ochodaeus images in this guide, so I will leave the ID to Philip or others who know these guys better. I think we have enough identifying angles now to figure it out.

… Ross Hill, 29 April, 2008 - 10:20pm