Darkling beetle - Scotobaenus parallelus

Moved tentatively; the only sp. known outside Calif.

Moved from Scotobaenus.

… v belov, 19 December, 2018 - 2:19pm

Moved

Moved from Coelocnemis.

… v belov, 30 July, 2010 - 11:58am

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… v belov, 30 July, 2010 - 4:37am

must be a Coelocnemis -- our best images of this genus so far

will ask Kojun to check

… v belov, 30 July, 2010 - 4:29am

My first guess was Scotobaenus...

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… Andrew McKorney, 30 July, 2010 - 11:44am

well, you're right, of course -- i screwed up big time!!

sorry... and thanks for setting me straight

… v belov, 30 July, 2010 - 11:59am

Thank you! You are the best...

So, it's going to be my first specimen of Scotobaenus genus! Is there any possibility to get it down to species level?

… Andrew McKorney, 30 July, 2010 - 12:22pm

Kojun may tell...

large black ones scare me to death
у меня к ним глаз не пристрелямши

… v belov, 30 July, 2010 - 12:29pm

Would be great!

same deal with me...
за это я и подсел на чернотелок - уж очень непривычы они моему глазу

… Andrew McKorney, 30 July, 2010 - 12:44pm

i used to know the Central Asian fauna fairly well

[collected there extensively and kept a rich collection]
but it was exactly the kind of experience that taught me extreme caution dealing with anything even slightly unfamiliar -- too many look maddeningly deceptive

… v belov, 30 July, 2010 - 12:58pm