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Post by bugboys3 on Nov 9, 2020 20:24:22 GMT -8
I could use some help identifying the following insects collected this summer in Arizona.    Ant is from California Gulch 21 mm long  California Gulch 25mm long  California Gulch 15mm long  Patagonia, AZ 12mm long mswisher gave this to me. Matt do you know its identification? Thank you, |
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Post by mswisher on Nov 10, 2020 6:38:49 GMT -8
Chris,
The green dung beetle is Canthon indigaceus, the blister beetle is Pyrota obliquefascia, and the cerambycid should be Megacyllene antennata. No idea on the ant.
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Post by 58chevy on Nov 10, 2020 7:27:05 GMT -8
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Post by bugboys3 on Nov 10, 2020 15:56:30 GMT -8
Chris, The green dung beetle is Canthon indigaceus, the blister beetle is Pyrota obliquefascia, and the cerambycid should be Megacyllene antennata. No idea on the ant. Thanks a lot Matt. |
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Post by bugboys3 on Nov 10, 2020 15:58:36 GMT -8
58chevy it sure does look like that without the wings. I don't usually collect ants, but that one was so cool and unusual I had to keep it. Thank you for your help. |
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Post by bethanyfarah on Nov 17, 2020 8:12:46 GMT -8
Chris, The green dung beetle is Canthon indigaceus, the blister beetle is Pyrota obliquefascia, and the cerambycid should be Megacyllene antennata. No idea on the ant. Awesome to learn the species name for the dung beetle. Last season we had a pitfall trap get filled with a cow party in the Santa Rita mountains. Our catch cup was full to the brim with Canthon indigaceus and many many other species of dung beetle. The photos I have aren't great and I'd attach them, but I still don't really understand this forum format yet  |
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Post by Adam Cotton on Nov 18, 2020 0:11:53 GMT -8
See my post in the Technical issues section at insectnet.proboards.com/thread/4692/picture-attachment for how to post photos. You have to use a (usually FREE) photo hosting website and put the link to each photo in your post. We recommend imgur, because it can format the links to display in the post as above. Adam. |
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Post by bethanyfarah on Nov 18, 2020 20:54:55 GMT -8
Ok here's the link to the photos I took under the microscope. They're not illuminated very well but you can see there are 4-5 species at least. The pitfall traps we use are approx 500ml deli cups that we fill halfway with propylene glycol and water. The cup was filled completely to the brim with beetles. It was an awesome sample, but very smelly. Dung Beetles Santa Rita Mountains imgur.com/gallery/nNCauWJ |
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