Coleoptera

Elateridae

walwyn Mon, 05/04/2009 - 15:01

The Elateridae are commonly called click beetles due to the unusual click mechanism they possess. A spine on the prosternum can be snapped into a corresponding notch on the mesosternum, producing a violent "click" which can bounce the beetle into the air.

Elateridae

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Geotrupidae

walwyn Fri, 05/01/2009 - 18:18

A family of earth-boring dung beetles.

Geotrupidae

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Malachius

walwyn Sun, 05/29/2011 - 22:49

Malachius is a genus of beetles in the Melyridae family.

Melyridae

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Melyridae

walwyn Tue, 05/24/2011 - 22:39

Melyridae are a family of soft-winged flower beetles, there are about 20 species in the UK, and 1,600 species world wide. The larvae are predatory mostly living in rotting wood or under bark, the adults mostly feed on pollen and nectar, though some may feed on other insects visiting flowers.

Melyridae

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Mordellidae

walwyn Mon, 06/29/2009 - 22:20

The hind legs are flattened and have an enlarged femur which the insects use to kick when they are on hard surface. This kicking gives them the name of tumbling flower beetles when they bounce erratically in a net.

Mordellidae

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Oedemeridae

walwyn Fri, 06/04/2010 - 01:14

This family of beetles are known as the false-blister beetles. The family contains 100 genera and over 1,500 species. These are medium sized beetles with slender bodies that are commonly found feeding on pollen.

Oedemeridae

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