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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Tenebrionoidea » Blister Beetles (Meloidae) » Meloinae » Oil Beetles (Meloe) » subgenus Meloe (Meloe subgenus Meloe) » Meloe strigulosus
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Meloe strigulosus - male
Copyright © 2008 William Ericson

Meloe strigulosus - Male
Tulare County, California, USA
November 22, 2008
Has an elongate pronotum and is very smooth, lacks any punctation.
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Contributed by William Ericson on 15 December, 2008 - 3:23pm

thanks for all your Meloe pix--
could you pls add a dorsal shot of this one?
… v belov, 15 December, 2008 - 4:12pm login or register to post comments

 
I would, but when the Meloe d
I would, but when the Meloe dehydrated it's body kind of caved in on itself so a dorsal shot looks like a black line with no defineable or note worthy traits, but I can still take a pic. Dennis reccomended freeze drying them, but unfortunetaly no one is willing to lend their freezers to me...I wonder why.
… William Ericson, 15 December, 2008 - 7:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Nice beetles!!You can als
Nice beetles!!

You can also submerge the live specimens in 70% or higher ethyl alcohol for a few days, or a week even, and then take them out to pin after that and air dry them. My Meloids don't 'deflate' after pinning and drying using this method. You can also inject them with a bit of ethyl alcohol during this submerged time, it helps too.
… George Waldren, 17 December, 2008 - 10:05am login or register to post comments

 
A view of the pronotum from a
A view of the pronotum from above would be good no matter what the abdomen looks like. I hadn't thought of the alcohol George, though I always complain about how it stiffens and dehydrates the tissues prior to pinning. It should have a positive effect with Meloe.
… Dennis Haines, 17 December, 2008 - 10:33am login or register to post comments

 
Females of this species reach
Females of this species reach lengths of 30 mm and can be quite bloated looking. Hopefully we'll see them next time you visit.
… Dennis Haines, 15 December, 2008 - 5:59pm login or register to post comments

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