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I have recently been sorting through some specimens I collected in Belize a few years ago. Rather than clutter up ID request with images that will necessarily be frassed, I am uploading them off-site and posting the links here. Any help with further identification would be much appreciated.

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Cheers!
Contributed by Brad Barnd on 23 February, 2011 - 8:44pm
Last updated 15 December, 2011 - 2:22am

Coccinellid 01A
looks like Azya orbigera. There is a BG page for it since it has been introduced to the US.
… Blaine Mathison, 15 December, 2011 - 1:28pm

 
thks blaine
must be that genus at least
… Brad Barnd, 15 December, 2011 - 3:34pm

Updated
I've moved these photos to Flickr for easier access.
… Brad Barnd, 15 December, 2011 - 2:23am

The laemophloeid
is Rhabdophloeus sp.
… Michael C. Thomas, 3 March, 2011 - 8:51am

 
thanks mike
… Brad Barnd, 5 March, 2011 - 12:38am

Hydrophilidae ID
In case you didn't get my comment, that's a Deltostethus (Sphaeriidinae: Megasternini), a diverse neotropical genus with 1 nearctic species. You're on your own for species though :)
… Tim Loh, 2 March, 2011 - 4:53pm

 
I'll take that back
After doing some further digging, I'm now fairly sure this is rather Pelosoma than Deltostethus due to the fused metasternal plate (to the mesosternum between the mesocoxae). See Hansen, 1991 (The Hydrophiloid Beetles: Phylogeny, Classification and a Revision of the Genera). There is a key to species in Smetana (1984) in the Coleopterists Bulletin (issue 38:2, pp. 192-200) if you're up for it.
… Tim Loh, 2 March, 2011 - 5:16pm

 
Thanks Tim
It seems the comment feature isn't very functional. I probably should have used Flickr, lol.
… Brad Barnd, 2 March, 2011 - 5:03pm

Hymenoptera added
Last group, with a bee, couple of parasitoids, and a bunch of ants.
… Brad Barnd, 1 March, 2011 - 11:18pm

Diptera ID's
Photobucket Stratiomyidae(?) Photobucket Xylomyidae Photobucket Drosophilidae(?) Photobucket Neriidae


Photobucket Stratiomyidae Photobucket Syrphidae Photobucket Micropezidae Diptera 01b Stratiomyidae(?)


Remaining images are calyptrates (Calliphoridae?).

so long,
… Bjoern Rulik, 1 March, 2011 - 3:26am

 
Thks Bjoern
For confirming family IDs.
… Brad Barnd, 1 March, 2011 - 11:19pm

Beetles added
and no tree crickets, just small stuff.
… Brad Barnd, 27 February, 2011 - 7:50pm

:( No tree crickets?
.
… Wisconsin Oecanthinancy, 23 February, 2011 - 9:20pm

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