Help identifying rove beetle

Amici Con Coleotteri

Amici Con Coleotteri

Cerambycidae
So I did a bit of hunting in a small undisturbed area by my house and turned up a variety of amazing specimens including a gorgeous rove beetle (I adore rove beetles
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). I think it is Astrapaeus ulmim, but I'm an amateur when it comes to classification. Anybody agree or disagree?

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Any input on species and care would be great!
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Thanks!
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I couldn't find any pics of the bug but a Russian print from 1905 that matches the name, possibly there is a modern name for it, otherwise I agree with your identification.

 
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Amici Con Coleotteri said:
So I did a bit of hunting in a small undisturbed area by my house and turned up a variety of amazing specimens including a gorgeous rove beetle (I adore rove beetles
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). I think it is Astrapaeus ulmim, but I'm an amateur when it comes to classification. Anybody agree or disagree?

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Any input on species and care would be great!
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Thanks!
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Hmm... Interesting. What state are you in? That helps immensely in narrowing down the species.

Astrapaeus ulmim doesn't appear to be a current taxonomic name. I think the closest North American rove beetle that I can think of right off hand is what I call a "cinnamon rove beetle," Platydracus cinnamopterus? CLICK HERE

That's all I got.

Cheers

 
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Bill Myers said:
Hmm... Interesting. What state are you in? That helps immensely in narrowing down the species.

Astrapaeus ulmim doesn't appear to be a current taxonomic name. I think the closest North American rove beetle that I can think of right off hand is what I call a "cinnamon rove beetle," Platydracus cinnamopterus? CLICK HERE

That's all I got.

Cheers
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I'm in NJ, northern if that helps further.

I'm slowly digging through insect classification, as you can tell i'm quite rusty
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...but I think P. cinnamopterus is exactly what it is!

Thank you so much!!!!!
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Amici Con Coleotteri said:
I'm in NJ, northern if that helps further.

I'm slowly digging through insect classification, as you can tell i'm quite rusty
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...but I think P. cinnamopterus is exactly what it is!

Thank you so much!!!!!
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Yup, New Jersey is one of the states that has Platydracus cinnamopterus. That's probably it.

Cheers

 
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