Darkling Beetle

Strongylium championi

Description:

A metallic green and red beetle found on leaves, about 1 cm long. Family Tenebrionidae, Subfamily Stenochiinae. This species can be black with red, metallic blue with red, or metallic green with red as is this specimen. The larvae feed inside decaying wood and adults are often found on leaves during the day.

Habitat:

Heavy shrubbery along the highway between San Cristobal de Las Casas and Tuxtla Gutierrez, km 11.5, 865 meters.

Notes:

http://www.naturalista.mx/taxa/475497-St... http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?searc... http://www.coleoptera- neotropical.org/paginas/2_PAISES/Nicaragua/tenebr-nic.html http://www.naturalista.mx/observations?v... http://bugguide.net/node/view/341731/bgp...

2 Species ID Suggestions

stho002 10 years ago

Darkling beetle

family Tenebrionidae

thaptor 7 years ago

Darkling Beetle

Strongylium cf. championi Strongylium championi Gebien - Strongylium championi - BugGuide.Net

7 Comments

LaurenZarate 6 years ago

Thank you thaptor :)

thaptor 7 years ago

may be a related sp. - pronotum a bit shorter than in reference.

LaurenZarate 10 years ago

Thank you stho002, what do you think of the genus Arthromacra?
Thank you so much Sergio :)

Sergio Monteiro 10 years ago

Beautiful photos, Lauren, so sharp and clear!

LaurenZarate 10 years ago

Thank you for the link Sckel, very interesting!

Sckel 10 years ago

The link moth mimicry went rong: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/153...

Sckel 10 years ago

Hi, Lauren, this site (http://www.insetologia.com.br/2013/05/be...) of Brazil used its moth (http://www.projectnoah.org / spottings/15375244) as a reference for insects that mimic beetles toxic licídeos. I was looking for information about a bug I found, I knew nothing about lycidae. I have learned many things with their spottings, thanks.
:)