Live specimens of Pachymesia incisa Westwood, 1849, showing the differences in the shape of the antennae, pronotum and elytra: (A) male; (B) female. Photos by Rogerio Dias.
#LiteratureNotice Biffi. Taxonomic Revision of Pachymesia Westwood ( #Coleoptera: #Cantharidae) from the South American Atlantic Forest doi.org/10.3161/0003... #Beetle #Beetles #SoldierBeetles #NewSpecies #Taxonomy
A pale soldier beetle, Cantharis livida. This beetle can defend itself with chemical compounds secreted as a defense mechanism against predators, thus the name soldier beetle.
#palesoldierbeetle #Cantharidae #flugbagge #coleoptera #insectphotography #naturephotography #biodiversity #RF100/2.8
High summer, Rhagonycha fulva brightening up the Hydrangea. #Coleoptera #Cantharidae
Zwei orange-rote Weichkäfer (Cantharis cryptica) bei der Paarung auf einem grünen Blatt. Die Käfer zeigen die charakteristische orange-rote Färbung. Ein Käfer sitzt in typischer Paarungsstellung (Körperenden im 90°-Winkel aneinandergepresst) auf dem anderen. Beide Insekten weisen die kennzeichnenden Merkmale der Soldatenkäfer auf: längliche Fühler, auffällige dunkle Augen und verhältnismäßig weiche Flügeldecken. Die Aufnahme zeigt feine Details ihrer segmentierten Körper und Beine vor der strukturierten grünen Blattoberfläche mit unscharf grünem Hintergrund.
Cantharis cryptica, wird wohl auch schon mal als "Verborgener Weichkäfer" benannt. Wenn man die 2 so sieht, weiß man auch warum die sich gerne einmal zurückziehen :-)
#artenvielfalt #beetles #beetle #Coleoptera #Käfer #Weichkäfer #Cantharidae #nature #natur #insekten #insects
KentianaNumber74Figure 1.Groehnionychayantarnyca gen. et sp. nov. in Baltic amber, holotype: A–B, dorsal view; C, dorso-lateral view; D, ventral view. Scale bar = 1.0 mm.
#LiteratureNotice Fanti. Three #NewSpecies and a new genus of soldier beetles ( #Coleoptera: #Cantharidae) from Baltic amber doi.org/10.21900/j.k... #Beetle #Beetles #Fossils
A close-up photograph captures a moment of interaction between two insects on a pale, dimpled surface. At the center is a large, reddish-brown moth identified as Ilexia intractata, its wings outstretched to show a warm pattern of rusty browns with hints of orange and pale tan speckling. The moth's furry body and feathery antennae are clearly visible. Overlapping the lower left portion of the moth's wings is a leatherwing beetle (Atalantycha bilineata), in the middle of what appears to be an aggressive or startled reaction. The beetle has a bright orange abdomen with black legs and long black antennae. Its black elytra (wing covers) are lifted to expose the clear, membranous flight wings beneath, mid-motion. The pose of the beetle,partially turned with wings spread, conveys tension and movement, implying it has just reacted to the moth’s presence. Fine dust and debris are scattered across the background surface, adding texture to the scene. The high-resolution macro detail shows the fine hairs and textures on both insects clearl
Ilexia intractata at the exact moment an Atalantycha bilineata leatherwing beetle decided it had had enough of this moth loitering on my light trap.
🪲🪳 #Cantharidae #Invert #invertefest #bugsky 🌿
So cool to see what comes back to 'life' again, when the temperatures are around 0°C! A lot of smal critters actually produce antifreeze in their bodies, truly amazing and next level stuff #northsweden #larvae #cantharidae #probably #dutchieinsweden
Cantarideo ainda não identificado, provavelmente uma femêa
#entomology #insetos #coleoptera #Cantharidae #besouros
#LiteratureNotice Kazantsev. A review of #SoldierBeetles of the genus Rhagonycha Eschscholtz, 1833 (#Coleoptera: #Cantharidae) of Siberia, with description of a #NewSpecies. kmkjournals.com/journals/REJ... #Beetle #Beetles
Fig. 1. Cantharidae in nature. Photos by authors.
#LiteratureNotice Motyka et al. Untangling the evolution of #SoldierBeetles (#Coleoptera: #Cantharidae) and the evaluation of the morphological phylogenetic signal in a soft-bodied elateroid lineage
doi.org/10.1111/cla....
#Beetle #Beetles #Morphology #Phylogenetics
