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Beetles (Coleoptera)

Click beetles (Elateridae)

Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae)

Carab beetles (Carabidae)

Jewel beetles (Buprestidae)

Lady beetles (Coccinellidae)

Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae)

Longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae)

Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae)

Stag beetles (Lucanidae)

Water beetles (several families)

Weevils (Curculionoidea)

Other beetles

Checkered Beetles (Cleridae)

Rove beetles (Staphylinidae)

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Discussion

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

4 hrs ago

Thanks Roger @KimPullen anything to add?

Cadmus sp. (genus)

RogerF wrote:

Yesterday

I think Kim identified this species but its a while back now! We have many more images of a wide range of species in this difficult genus on CNM and some of my IDs have proved incorrect. Unfortunately I don't think I will ever make a revised edition.

Cadmus sp. (genus)

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

Yesterday

@RogerF I think this is Cadmus alternans - but perhaps it is a faded C. rugicollis - what do you think?

Cadmus sp. (genus)

trevorpreston wrote:

26 Jul 2025

Adelium subdepressum, ID from Kim Pullen.

Adelium subdepressum

MarkH wrote:

23 Jul 2025

T. thoracica and T. sanguiniventris can have very similar patterns however the pattern on the specimen shown is a lot closer to thoracica than to sanguiniventris which generally has a smaller apical mark than that shown.
The other differences between the two species are the pronotal shape (as Allen pointed out), overall size (thoracica is a larger species), shape (sanguiniventris is a generally a bit broader than thoracica), and the length of the first tarsal segment on the rear tarsa (in thoracica this is significantly longer).
It would be easy to identify this specimen if there was a photo from directly above however based on the photos at hand it could easily be argued it could be either thoracica or sanguiniventris.
While the original observer stated that the specimen was approximately 4cm long (which would make this thoracica size - sanguiniventris is 25-30mm) I agree with Allen that the first photo suggests a body shape more like sanguiniventris (but apical mark like thoracica). This may be due to the angle of the photo. The two photos showing the rear tarsa are equally not conclusive however if anything the first segment does look somewhat elongated.
So I am still leaning to thoracica rather than sanguiniventris however without the specimen or other photos I don’t believe a firm decision can be made.

Temognatha thoracica