Sap Beetle - Lobiopa insularis

Moved

… Charles Schurch Lewallen, 29 September, 2006 - 1:37pm

Nice new species for bugguide

Let's see if Andy Cline can give it a name.

… Jim McClarin, 28 September, 2006 - 11:03pm

Sap Beetle

I sent the image to Rick Grantham at OSU and He said that it matched their only sample of Lobiopa insularis in their collection, which was collected in Texas.
Shall I wait for Andy Cline before I move it?

… Charles Schurch Lewallen, 29 September, 2006 - 8:49am

No, moved it :-)

I see I was wrong about it being a new species for us. They must have variable markings.

… Jim McClarin, 29 September, 2006 - 4:11pm

insularis links

a quick image web search turned up this photo of (a very faded) L. insularis
http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/field/corn/sap_beetle-15.jpg

but I prefer this color illustration, which seems to match your Nit very well.
http://www2.msstate.edu/~macbug1/Images/insect%20pictures/Lobiopa.web.large.jpg

proves just how much better the live (or recently live) photos on BugGuide show the true colors of these magnificent creatures!

… Tim Moyer, 29 September, 2006 - 12:28pm

And Andrew Cline concurs:

It's Lobiopa insularis (Castelnau).

… Jim McClarin, 29 September, 2006 - 4:07pm

Sap Beetle

Thanks Tim, L. insularis it is.

… Charles Schurch Lewallen, 29 September, 2006 - 1:36pm

Opinions on another possible Lobiopa?

I have a photo of what I think might be a Lobiopa, but have little experience with this group. I thought one of the contributors to this thread might have an idea:

Thanks for any help!

… Cotinis, 5 March, 2008 - 10:05am

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I saw one of these under a rotting mango! I will be interested to see what it is.

… Sean McCann, 28 September, 2006 - 5:00pm

Looks like a Nitidulidae Sap

Looks like a Nitidulidae Sap Beetle, but that's as far as I can take it.

… Dennis Profant, 28 September, 2006 - 5:49pm

Nitidulidae

Thanks Dennis, that is it.
Looks somewhat like Lobiopa undulata but not an exact match.

… Charles Schurch Lewallen, 28 September, 2006 - 9:12pm