republic of Georgia beetle

Hi,

Those are true bugs, Hemiptera, rather than beetles. They are plant feeders and drink sap through a long rostrum. They look like they may have found a site for overwintering in that rock crevice.

 
I've been looking through a hundred old AES Bulletins to see if I can find darkling beetle articles and just a few minutes after your post I looked through a couple and happened to see a photo of a group of your bugs, taken in France, in the October 94' issue. They are firebugs (Pyrrhocoris apterus). On a side note, I've only come across two short paragraphs on darklings in one issue and never realized before how many articles they have on just ones beetle species, Lucanus cervus.

 
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Thanks so much for this reply, it's very much appreciated. -Jeremy

Orin said:
I've been looking through a hundred old AES Bulletins to see if I can find darkling beetle articles and just a few minutes after your post I looked through a couple and happened to see a photo of a group of your bugs, taken in France, in the October 94' issue. They are firebugs (Pyrrhocoris apterus). On a side note, I've only come across two short paragraphs on darklings in one issue and never realized before how many articles they have on just ones beetle species, Lucanus cervus.
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It looks like they are wearing decorative masks on their back.
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