Beetle with Red and Black Elytra

July 7th, 2011 - 12:38 PM | Filed under Featured Photos | 2 Comments

25mm body | July 2, 2011 | Monte Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil

I spotted two of these beetles, both on tree bark at the base of trees. I don’t have any of my references with me, so I can only speculate about the family. Tenebrionidae, perhaps?

Subjects: Beetles and Insects.
Places: Brazil, Minas Gerais, Monte Alegre, and South America.
Life Stages: Adult.
Taxa: Class Insecta and Order Coleoptera.
Colors: Black and Red.

2 Responses to “Beetle with Red and Black Elytra”

Jon Quist says:

September 12, 2012 at 9:22 PM

This is a Ground Beetle, family Carabidae. I can’t take it any further than that though! Nice blog
-Shield-Winged Insects

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- Troy Bartlett says:
  
  September 18, 2012 at 8:56 PM
  
  Thanks for pointing me in the right direction, Jon.
  
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