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soldier beetle

Cantharidae, Chauliognathini

Description:

Approx 8mm long black and yellow .

Habitat:

Hotel garden.

Notes:

Possibly a small Soldier beetle -Cantharidae.

1 Species ID Suggestions

soldier beetle
Cantharidae, Chauliognathini


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2 Comments

Paul Davis
Paul Davis 10 years ago

Thanks for your help Michael ,that is a great help.

MichaelGeiser
MichaelGeiser 10 years ago

This is one of the Neotropical chauliognathine genera with short elytra: Belotus, Maronius, Paramaronius or Lobetus.

Paul Davis
Spotted by
Paul Davis

Quintana Roo, Mexico

Spotted on Dec 18, 2013
Submitted on Feb 18, 2014

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