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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Elateroidea » Soldier Beetles (Cantharidae) » Cantharinae » Cantharini » Cyrtomoptera » Cyrtomoptera divisa
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Unknown soldier beetle - Cyrtomoptera divisa
Copyright © 2010 Natalie McNear

Unknown soldier beetle - Cyrtomoptera divisa
Marin County, California, USA
April 3, 2010
Size: 11 mm length
Found in grass. Black legs and head, and a red pronotum with a "W"-shaped marking.
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Contributed by Natalie McNear on 4 April, 2010 - 9:35pm
Last updated 17 June, 2010 - 4:22pm

Moved
Moved from Cantharinae.
… v belov, 17 June, 2010 - 4:22pm login or register to post comments

must be Cyrtomoptera divisa
ha!
… v belov, 17 June, 2010 - 4:20pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Soldier Beetles.
… Natalie McNear, 5 April, 2010 - 11:13am login or register to post comments

Thanks for the info
I will order some smaller pins today.
… Natalie McNear, 5 April, 2010 - 10:49am login or register to post comments

 
i suggest you shop around
those are quite expensive but some sites offer attractive deals
… v belov, 5 April, 2010 - 10:52am login or register to post comments

pleeease use pins two sizes thinner
it's painful to see the specimens maimed like this...
on merits: we do have other photos in the guide that, i believe, show this distinctive species -- but, unfortunately, we haven't figured it out yet
… v belov, 4 April, 2010 - 9:58pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the ID
The only pins I have are the ones supplied by my entomology class... I didn't realize I was doing it wrong. What size should I be using and where can I get some?
… Natalie McNear, 4 April, 2010 - 10:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Pin sizes
For soft-bodied or narrow beetles like cantharids I like to use either size 0 or 00. Bioquip is probably the best & easiest source to get insect pins.
… Tim Loh, 4 April, 2010 - 11:39pm login or register to post comments

 
i don't know what sizes the American vendors use
[never collected in this hemisphere]
what i know for sure is there should be at least half a dozen sizes; the European bug pins range from 000 thru 5 [i've never used anything under 00 or over 3) -- ask your school who their supplier is and check its online catalog.
… v belov, 4 April, 2010 - 10:18pm login or register to post comments

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