bess beetles

[Eleodes hispilabris]

Bess beetles are ground beetles, and have fused wings. If they do not need to fly, why were they created with wings underneath the hard elytra?

 

[arizonablue]

Because they weren't created, they evolved. From beetles that at some point had use for wings.

 

[Eleodes hispilabris]

Thanks for your input.

 

[arizonablue]

More info: https://cals.arizona.edu/classes/ento596c/topic/session4.html

 

[Bugboy3092]

actually Bess beetles have their own family (passalidae) and they can fly, they usually only do it during the summer though.

 

[Eleodes hispilabris]

Really? I thought their elytra was fused?

 

[Bugboy3092]

Most people probably do, seeing them fly is quite a spectacle to watch, and hear

 

[Pewrune]

Yes they fly, and they fly to lights at night.

 

[Ratmosphere]

This reminds me of when a friend told me that Dorcus titanus palawanicus couldn't fly.

 

[Bugboy3092]

This reminds me of when a friend told me that Dorcus titanus palawanicus couldn't fly.

lol