Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae)
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trevorpreston
wrote:
18 Apr 2025
ID Kim Pullen Gonocephalum sp. (Tenebrionidae)
Unverified Darkling beetle (Tenebrionidae)
trevorpreston
wrote:
18 Apr 2025
ID from Kim Pullen Nyctozoilus sp. (Tenebrionidae)
Unverified Darkling beetle (Tenebrionidae)
trevorpreston
wrote:
18 Apr 2025
ID from Kim Pullen Calosoma oceanicum
Unverified Darkling beetle (Tenebrionidae)
KimberiRP
wrote:
3 Apr 2025
On looking at these again, the one second from the bottom may be Pterohelaeus walkeri - it has the heavy elytral sculpture of that species.
Pterohelaeus sp. (genus)
KimberiRP
wrote:
3 Apr 2025
A very fresh individual; they seem to quickly lose their whitish waxy dorsal coating after emergence.
Pterohelaeus piceus
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