Unknown Ground Beetle - Neandra brunnea

Moved

Moved from Neandra.

… Phillip Harpootlian, 7 September, 2006 - 9:31am

Hollow?

If the tree had a hollow, honeycombed or chamber-riddled interior, this beetle no doubt came from inside the tree.

… Jim McClarin, 28 July, 2005 - 7:42pm

Hollow

The tree had a one inch wide hollow that ran its length. Carpenter ants had made a colony in the tree.

… imarsman, 28 July, 2005 - 8:00pm

Moving to identified collection

How would one move this to the "identified" area. Does one need to be an admin or should I post these images there?

… imarsman, 26 July, 2005 - 2:21pm

Help - images

Can find info under help - images
Click on TAG ALL
Find your way to the guide pages where you want to put them (doesn't look like you are ready to do that since you have two different families and genera suggestions for this beast!)
Click on IMAGES
move tagged images option should appear
Click - and they're there
You can get to Paranda, if you are taking Phillip's suggestion, by simply typing it in search, and clicking on the guide page link that appears. Nice and quick way to move around the guide.

… john and jane balaban, 26 July, 2005 - 2:40pm

Thanks

It seems to me that this beetle does indeed look like the others on BugGuide.net of Genus Parandra.

… imarsman, 26 July, 2005 - 2:47pm

Good

Try the steps we mentioned and see how it goes

… john and jane balaban, 26 July, 2005 - 2:49pm

Thanks again

Sorry for all the chatter. This is my first time moving from ID to identified. I'll remember the steps next time. Lovely site. Lovely members. I've got quite a few more I'll bugs to place (with care).

… imarsman, 26 July, 2005 - 2:51pm

Genus Tenebroides

It makes sense that it was a Bark Beetle, given that we'd just cut down a tree and probably destroyed its home.

… imarsman, 26 July, 2005 - 12:41pm

another option

I would also propose Parandra, looks closer

… Phillip Harpootlian, 26 July, 2005 - 2:06pm

Not a ground beetle.

This is not a ground beetle. Reminds me more of a Trogositidae, but the size is suspect. Thirty millimeters is HUGE by insect standards.

… Eric R. Eaton, 26 July, 2005 - 12:34pm

Size

Sorry about the size estimate. It was probably more like 20mm in length.

… imarsman, 26 July, 2005 - 12:39pm