Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Cucujoidea » Nitidulid series » Sap-feeding Beetles (Nitidulidae) » Cillaeinae » Conotelus » Obscure Sap Beetle (Conotelus obscurus)
Photo#28073
Rove Beetle ? - Conotelus obscurus
Copyright © 2005 Christopher C Wirth

Rove Beetle ? - Conotelus obscurus
Powhatan County, Virginia, USA
August 4, 2005
Size: Under 1cm
Can anyone ID this? Sorry for the bad image
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Christopher C Wirth on 12 August, 2005 - 9:24pm
Last updated 3 February, 2011 - 3:40pm

Moved
Moved from Conotelus.
… v belov, 4 December, 2010 - 12:20am login or register to post comments

Nitidulidae
It cetainly looks like a rove beetle from this angle with its short elytra and long abdomen. But it has the antennae of a nitidulid and that's what I think it is. What kind of flower was it on/in? If it was a tubular flower, then that would about cinch it for Nitidulidae since there are rove-like members of that family, genus Conotelus, that frequent such flowers. See:


After a little more Web research I'm confidant this is genus Conotelus. Moving to guide page.
… Jim McClarin, 23 October, 2005 - 10:59am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact