Beetle - Blapstinus fortis

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… v belov, 16 March, 2024 - 5:14pm

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… Boris Büche, 2 April, 2007 - 6:06am

Opatrinae

you can sort of make out the notch on the front of the "face"(in second photo). Given the locality, this is probably Blapstinus. One of the characters for this genus is that the eye is completely divided into two by the canthus (visible in second photo as well).

… kanchan, 21 December, 2006 - 12:18am

Tenebrionid, perhaps Alphitobius laevigatus

Looks like a Tenebrionid. Looking at this page of Darkling Beetles of Florida. The PDF versions you can download are very handy--they have multiple images laid out on the pages. Looking at that, the Black Fungus Beetle, Alphitobius laevigatus, length 5.0-6.5 mm, looks close, and it says "Habitat: Many kinds of dried materials".

Perhaps Eric Eaton, or another beetle guru, will confirm or refute this.

Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina

… Cotinis, 6 January, 2006 - 8:47am

Thank you

very much for the links, I especially like the definitions, very helpful for someone like me.

… Machele White, 7 January, 2006 - 4:43am

Certainly Tenebrionid, but

I can't place it right now, but it isn't Alphitobius laevigatus - compare the eyes and look especially at the elytra - A. laevigatus is evenly covered with minute punctures, the striae faintly impressed. This one doesn't have the even punctures, the intervals are obviously convex, separated by rows of coarse punctures.

That Florida website is really good.

… Phillip Harpootlian, 6 January, 2006 - 5:28pm