A photo of an orange and black net-winged beetle on a white metal surface
Another photo of an orange and black net-winged beetle on a white metal surface
Net-winged beetle!
#lycidae #coleoptera #beetles #insects #bugs #photos
Figure 1. General habitus of Domipteron gaoi n. gen. n. sp., holotype, NIGP205048, under incident light: (1) dorsal view; (2) ventral view. Scale bars = 2 mm.
#LiteratureNotice Li et al. Domipteron, a #NewGenus of Calopterini from Miocene Dominican amber ( #Coleoptera: Elateroidea: #Lycidae) doi.org/10.1017/jpa.... #Beetle #Beetles #NetWingedBeetles #Fossils
#LiteratureNotice Motyka et al. An erotine net-winged beetle from Cenomanian Burmese amber confirms the Mesozoic origins of subfamilies ( #Coleoptera: Elateroidea: #Lycidae: Erotinae) doi.org/10.11646/pal... #Beetle #Beetles #NetWingedBeetles #NewGenus #NewSpecies #Fossils
A close-up macro photo of two net-winged beetles (family Lycidae), likely of the genus Eros, mating on a bright green leaf. The beetles have black, ridged elytra with a subtle grid-like texture and vivid orange markings on their thoraxes and along the edges of their wing covers. Their long, segmented antennae curve forward in a jagged, almost comb-like fashion. The scene captures fine detail, from the beetles’ jointed legs to the slight glisten on the leaf’s surface, evoking the intimacy of the moment and the vivid contrast between their dark bodies and the green backdrop.
This net-winged beetle pair (Lycidae, likely Eros) were having a moment. Many in this family are toxic and advertise it with bold colors. Not that it stops the giant ape with the flashy camera from interrupting.
#Lycidae #Invert #macrophotography 🪲🪳🌿
#coleoptera
By the way, Calopteron larvae are gregarious. Here's a fantastic pic of Calopteron reticulatum pupae by @coreyhusic.bsky.social. #coleoptera #beetle #insect #lycidae www.inaturalist.org/observations...
Orange beetle with two black bands on its elytra.
For comparison, here's the very similar banded net-wing (Calopteron reticulatum). New Paltz, NY. #coleoptera #beetle #insect #lycidae
Orange beetle with ovate elytra covered with veinlike ridges and two bands of black.
End-banded net-wing beetle (Calopteron terminale) showing off its undulate elytra. Wawa Preserve, Media, PA. Yes, that Wawa. #coleoptera #beetle #insect #lycidae
#Platerodrilus larvae of the #Lycidae #Coleoptera make me happy :D A man may go into the forest to look at fungi..... but when the diversity is so thicc why not a cheeky bug shot or 2 as a treat? It is wild to think a bug as "boring" as a net winged beetle, hatches from this delightful monster!
Plateros sp. achei 3 hoje! é a primeira vez que eu encontro besouros licidios na minha vida e estou mt feliz de achar eles! :)
#Lycidae #besouros #insetos #entomology
#LiteratureNotice Kazantsev et al. European #NetWingedBeetles of the Pyropterus clade, with the description of Gomezzuritus gen. nov. (#Coleoptera: #Lycidae). doi.org/10.5852/ejt.... #Beetle #Beetles #NewGenus
#LiteratureNotice Nascimento & Bocakova. A #NewGenus of Eurrhacini from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest (#Coleoptera: #Lycidae: Lycinae) with an updated key to genera. doi.org/10.11646/zoo... #Beetle #Beetles #NetWingedBeetles #NewSpecies
Fig. 1. Phylogenetic relationships of pyropterine genera and their closest relatives (modified from Motyka et al. in press). B–E. The general appearance of Western Palaearctic Dictyopterini Houlbert, 1922. B–C. Benibotarus alternatus (Fairmaire, 1856), ♂. D. B. longicornis (Reiche, 1878), ♂. E. B. rubripes (Pic, 1897), ♂. F. Distribution of Benibotarus Kôno, 1932 in the Western Palaearctic region. Nomenclature follows the placement of species before taxonomic changes discussed in the present study. The northern part of the range of B. taygetanus (Pic, 1905) is not shown (see Bocakova & Bocak 1987; Kazantsev 2012a).
#LiteratureNotice Kazantsev et al. European #NetWingedBeetles of the Pyropterus clade, with the description of Gomezzuritus gen. nov. (#Coleoptera: #Lycidae)
doi.org/10.5852/ejt....
#Beetle #Beetles #Taxonomy #NewGenus
