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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Cleroidea » Trogossitidae » Trogossitinae » Temnoscheila » Temnoscheila acuta
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Bark-gnawing Beetle--antennae - Temnoscheila acuta
Copyright © 2006 Cotinis

Bark-gnawing Beetle--antennae - Temnoscheila acuta
Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
October 20, 2006
Size: 15 mm
Most of the members of this family, I believe, have the last three segments of the antennae clubbed, and the clubbed segments are rather "lopsided" (1). Fortuitously, a ground beetle (carabidae) was also caught in this frame, showing the thread-like antennae typical of that family.

This will be placed on the guide page as a thumbnail to show characteristics of this family. (I like that guide page now--I feel it is a good collaborative effort among several people doing writing and adding photographs.)

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Contributed by Cotinis on 9 November, 2006 - 9:47am
Last updated 5 March, 2021 - 8:36am

Moved
Moved from Temnoscheila.
… Mike Quinn, 26 May, 2011 - 5:05pm login or register to post comments

also
I've seen these treated as Lucanidae in some student collections - somewhat understandable - the antenna do have that look. T. virescens was even originally described as a Lucanus sp. by Fabricius.

Might be worth adding on the info page as - looks like __, but
… Phillip Harpootlian, 9 November, 2006 - 11:15am login or register to post comments

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