Minute Tree-fungus Beetle - Cis fuscipes

Moved

… v belov, 31 December, 2009 - 1:21pm

Cis fuscipes

Identified by Cristiano Lopes-Andrade.

… Stephen Luk, 6 September, 2008 - 7:58pm

Guess its same . . .

Dear Stephen,

serial bristles are an uncommon feature in Ciidae, so the probability that these ones belong to the same species, is high.

cheers, Boris

… Boris Büche, 19 March, 2007 - 4:00am

Any idea on the species, then?

If serial bristles are indeed an uncommon feaure, then perhaps we can key it down to genus? Someone else suggested Dolichocis manitoba, but of course I haven't been able to confirm that myself. I lack the keys and resources to confidently ID a Ciid.

… Stephen Luk, 19 March, 2007 - 8:31pm

Me not!

Dear Stephen,

I´m from Europe, so not familiar with your fauna. In our fauna, serial bristles occur in 3 genera (but not in all species of them).

You may try to contact family specialist, Glenda Orledge:

G.M.Orledge*at*bath.ac.uk

maybe she has an idea . . .

cheers, Boris

… Boris Büche, 20 March, 2007 - 5:18am

Thanks for contact, Boris.

I've just emailed her.

… Jim McClarin, 20 March, 2007 - 5:50am

Very nice!

I think it is the same species. It's one of the larger ciids so that helps :-)

… Jim McClarin, 18 March, 2007 - 12:20am

Thanks Jim!

Looks like I'm starting to get the hang of shooting things at this magnification. What I'm really missing is an actual macro lens!

… Stephen Luk, 18 March, 2007 - 12:52am

Me too.

My setup

… Jim McClarin, 18 March, 2007 - 1:52am

Cool

It's quite amazing, the images that you can obtain even with a stacked lens like the one you have.

I run on a tight budget, so creative home-made setups are what I'm planning to work on this summer (traps, black light setups and moth sheets, etc). It will be my first season of serious shooting!

… Stephen Luk, 18 March, 2007 - 12:36pm