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Very long thin Brazilian bug...
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Posted on 13-12-2010 12:14
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This Brazilian bug I met a couple of times at nighttime inside my room sitting on the curtain, it puzzles me.

Any idea what order and family it could belong ?

February 2010 rainforest Paraty-Brazil

Thank you!
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I'll have to wait to post the pics, no more threads allowed!Frown

Trying again..
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Perhaps with the picture... Wink
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Thanks Paul! Ooops, I think my pic was too heavy!Smile
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It looks infested with mites..
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Looks beetle-ish, with short elytra (like in Staphylinidae) but nothing like I have ever seen before.
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Thanks Paul!Smile
 
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Maybe something like Phengodidae, but that's a guess....
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Thanks for the suggestion Gerard! I found out that Phengodidae is the family of the glowworms when in larva stage, there were glowworms around...but outside..
 
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Did You collect the mites? Have You got any undetermined mites? Regards, Walter
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No, I am sorry Walter, I didn't collect the mites, I only discovered the bug was infected with them after loading my pictures..My DSRL with macrolens had let me down at the time so I had to use the macro mode of a compact camera, not ideal for photographing such tiny things as mites!

I only have pictures of Brazilian Dog ticks ..not collected though, I don't collect specimen..
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I don't have my specimens to-hand but I have caught these at light in the neotropics and this is a member of an unusual group of beetles ... when I get them back I can say more Smile
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Oh thanks Chris! That's very interesting! I'll wait then till you get yours back!
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Max Barclay (BMNH) says that yours is a Atractocerus (Lymexelidae) beetle - which can be "quite common" Smile
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Grin Thank you Chris!!
 
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