Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Other insects, spiders, etc.
Who is here? 1 guest(s)
 Yet another "Clock" to ID.<Calathus fuscipes..ID by Haematocephalus
|
|
| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 07-11-2008 23:18
|
 Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 3994 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Yet another of these things found at Scatsta Airport. Educated guesses welcomed as to its identity.
Roger Thomason attached the following image:  [99.96Kb] Edited by Roger Thomason on 11-11-2008 21:59 |
|
|
|
| Gordon |
Posted on 08-11-2008 05:01
|
 Member Location: Lake Kerkini, Greece Posts: 1037 Joined: 02.01.08 |
It is a beetle, family Carabidae, probably Pterostichus sp. |
 |
|
| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 08-11-2008 21:29
|
|
Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 3994 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Thanks Gordon I've trawled through different sites and can't find one with the same colour of legs as this one, so far.... Maybe someone knows its name? Regards Roger |
|
|
|
| Gordon |
Posted on 09-11-2008 14:38
|
|
Member Location: Lake Kerkini, Greece Posts: 1037 Joined: 02.01.08 |
Some idea of size might help, but don't forget that there are more than 70 species of Pterostichus in europe. Stomis pumicatus has red legs but the thorax looks all wrong to me. Harpalus rufpes (more than 60 sp.) also has reddish legs, but not really this red. Also the the madibles look red in this specimenas well. You really need someone who knows a lot more about Carabids than I do |
|
|
|
| Smoggycb |
Posted on 09-11-2008 14:44
|
|
Member Location: Rye Harbour, England Posts: 314 Joined: 19.05.07 |
I'd go for a Harpalus, but no idea of species! |
|
|
|
| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 10-11-2008 06:50
|
|
Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 3994 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Size was approx 12mm going by the plastic cup it's in. How about H.rufibarbis? |
|
|
|
| Gordon |
Posted on 10-11-2008 08:05
|
|
Member Location: Lake Kerkini, Greece Posts: 1037 Joined: 02.01.08 |
I would think H. rufibarbis was too small then, its about about 8 mm. |
|
|
|
| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 10-11-2008 08:08
|
|
Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 3994 Joined: 17.07.08 |
More trawling then  |
|
|
|
| haematocephalus |
Posted on 11-11-2008 00:27
|
 Member Location: Buckinghamshire, UK Posts: 102 Joined: 04.05.06 |
How about Calathus fuscipes? Martin Martin Harvey Get help with UK wildlife identification: http://www.ispot.... |
|
|
|
| Gordon |
Posted on 11-11-2008 07:39
|
|
Member Location: Lake Kerkini, Greece Posts: 1037 Joined: 02.01.08 |
Quite a reasonable suggestion. |
|
|
|
| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 11-11-2008 15:59
|
|
Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 3994 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Thanks guys, I've checked out some photo's on the web and it looks about right, but I think there are bristles on the antennae. None on this one.
Edited by Roger Thomason on 11-11-2008 16:02 |
|
|
|
| John Bratton |
Posted on 11-11-2008 17:37
|
|
Member Location: Menai Bridge, North Wales, UK Posts: 313 Joined: 17.10.06 |
I know Diptera.info can answer most natural history questions, probably personal problems too if required, but in this case you'd be better off trying the British beetles e-mail group: beetles-britishisles@yahoogroups.com John |
|
|
|
| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 11-11-2008 19:18
|
|
Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 3994 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Personal Problems? Explanation?? If you let me know them, I'll give you advice if you want, purely as a layman though. Don't tell me your boyfriend has run away with a Lepidopterist, again. Lepidoterists what are they like? Edited by Roger Thomason on 11-11-2008 23:01 |
|
|
|
| cthirion |
Posted on 11-11-2008 21:29
|
|
Member Location: Awirs (Flémalle) Belgique Posts: 845 Joined: 13.08.04 |
Resemble Calathus fuscipes
cthirion |
|
|
|
| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 11-11-2008 21:55
|
|
Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 3994 Joined: 17.07.08 |
OK...I'll go with Calathus fuscipes.  Thanks to all who had an input to this thread. Regards Roger |
|
|
|
| Jump to Forum: |
...what you prefer, we can discus this, during some good wine, cheese and many new pinned flies!