Amici Con Coleotteri Posted April 12, 2014 Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 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 ). I think it is Astrapaeus ulmim, but I'm an amateur when it comes to classification. Anybody agree or disagree? Any input on species and care would be great! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarvaHunter Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amici Con Coleotteri Posted April 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 Cool thanks! Yea I was having a hard time finding it, but I do believe the Russian print was where I had gotten the name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Myers Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 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 ). I think it is Astrapaeus ulmim, but I'm an amateur when it comes to classification. Anybody agree or disagree? IMG_1506.jpg IMG_1508.jpg Any input on species and care would be great! Thanks! 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amici Con Coleotteri Posted April 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 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 I'm in NJ, northern if that helps further. I'm slowly digging through insect classification, as you can tell i'm quite rusty ...but I think P. cinnamopterus is exactly what it is! Thank you so much!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Myers Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 I'm in NJ, northern if that helps further. I'm slowly digging through insect classification, as you can tell i'm quite rusty ...but I think P. cinnamopterus is exactly what it is! Thank you so much!!!!! Yup, New Jersey is one of the states that has Platydracus cinnamopterus. That's probably it. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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