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Beetle ID? - Meloe americanus - male
Copyright © 2008 Kevin Bley

Beetle ID? - Meloe americanus - Male
Hiram, Wayne County, Missouri, USA
November 14, 2008
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Contributed by Kevin Bley on 17 November, 2008 - 8:35am
Last updated 11 June, 2009 - 5:33pm

from John Pinto:
"Meloe impressus or americanus (more likely the latter based on pronotum -- but can't be sure)"

Kevin--
That's the best anybody on this planet can do: Dr Pinto is the author of a third of currently known Nearctic Meloe species. Next time pls try to get a good closeup of the pronotum and male antennae for more confident ID. Keep taking and posting pictures! Cheers, =v=
… v belov, 11 June, 2009 - 5:33pm login or register to post comments

male Meloe
weird antennae give off gender
… v belov, 17 November, 2008 - 9:46am login or register to post comments

 
Is it impossible to ID down to species from photos?
Or at least my photos?
… Kevin Bley, 17 November, 2008 - 10:23am login or register to post comments

 
your photo is fine for species ID, i believe
unfortunately, I’m not that familiar with Nearctic fauna (European species are much easier to me), and for some reason most Meloe pix in the BugGuide sit unidentified, although they are not that tough at all. I hope somebody (maybe I) eventually gets to them and sort them out, but to me it’s not a priority
… v belov, 17 November, 2008 - 10:32am login or register to post comments

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