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Soldier Beetle Cantharid Podabrus ? - Cantharis rufa - male - female

Soldier Beetle Cantharid Podabrus ? - Cantharis rufa - Male Female
St Pierre et Miquelon Islands, Newfoundland/Labrador, Canada
July 9, 2004
Can somebody helps with the identification of this beetle found at the window ?

Moved

Moved
Moved from Cantharis.

Moved
Moved from Soldier Beetles.

Cantharis curtisi, i suspect
the only sp. recorded for Newfoundland other than C. rufa

Perhaps Cantharis, moved to Guide (family)
I've moved this to the guide under the proper family. This looks close to Cantharis, see for example, C. rufa--Insects of Quebec. In fact, it looks very close to Cantharis nigriceps--shown at Insects of Cedar Creek, Minnesota. The pattern on the pronotum looks pretty distinctive. That may be close enough to assign to a genus, but I'll leave it at family for now.

I don't see this on Nearctica.com list for the family, nor a "nigriceps" in a related genus. Maybe now Podabrinus nigriceps? Taxonomic confusion reigns.

Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina

soldier Beetle
Thank you to put me on the good track
I found a picture at:
http://www.coleopterist.org.uk/taxa/cantharidae/podabalp.htm
wich is quite near

Cantharid (Solider) Beetles
I think these are soldier beetles, Cantharidae, and not Longhorn Beetles, Cerambycidae.
Links:

Cantharid Beetles
Two-lined Leatherwing--looks similar, but not identical, to your creatures.

Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina

 
Definitely
Good call, Pat:-) I agree they are cantharids.

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