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25-03-2009, 02:42 PM
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| | | Beetle with very large back legs
Northants garden Yew tree - 20th March. Length 2.5-3mm.
Odd looking little beetle - I wonder why its back legs are so large? Help with identification appreciated. Climbing vertically (taken from above)  Looking down into pot 
Bruce 
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25-03-2009, 03:01 PM
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| | | Re: Beetle with very large back legs
A quick look suggests a Chrysomelidae, a Flea beetle, Bruce. I'll look into it ASAP.
It may be a Psylliodes sp., this genus seem to have big thighs from the site I use... this really isn't an ID - more an avenue for further research perhaps!
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25-03-2009, 03:10 PM
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| | | Re: Beetle with very large back legs
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruce Williams  Northants garden Yew tree - 20th March. Length 2.5-3mm.
Odd looking little beetle - I wonder why its back legs are so large? Help with identification appreciated.
| Those legs are made for jumping - it's a 'flea-beetle'! |
25-03-2009, 03:17 PM
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| | | Re: Beetle with very large back legs
# That's just what they'll do... and someday they're gonna walk all over you... sorry, Paul started it  
Thanks, my thoughts too - a Flea Beetle. |
25-03-2009, 08:00 PM
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| | | Re: Beetle with very large back legs
Thanks for the partial ID guys.
Spent an interesting but unsuccessful hour Googling on flea-beetle and Alticini and with such a huge number of species am not feeling at all optimistic about getting an id. However I did find this website that contains some excellent reference images (however not exclusive to the UK). List of subfamilies
Bruce |
25-03-2009, 08:24 PM
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| | | Re: Beetle with very large back legs
Why do you think we said nothing more specific?  Perhaps someone else will go closer but I'm not even about to try! Good luck. Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruce Williams ......... Spent an interesting but unsuccessful hour Googling on flea-beetle and Alticini and with such a huge number of species am not feeling at all optimistic about getting an id. However I did find this website that contains some excellent reference images (however not exclusive to the UK). List of subfamilies
Bruce | |
25-03-2009, 08:31 PM
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| | | Re: Beetle with very large back legs
Maybe someone will get you further - maybe not. Frustrating I know - I have plenty of ' xxx.sp' and ' Chrysomelidae members'!
I'm sure if either of us happen upon an ID we'll let you know Bruce |
25-03-2009, 09:04 PM
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| | | Re: Beetle with very large back legs
Longitarsus sp I would have thought. Genitalia job. |
25-03-2009, 09:15 PM
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| | | Re: Beetle with very large back legs
I usually Google on the info you guys give me as I'm interested in finding out general behaviour and life-cycle info about the insect (at whatever level possible) - even if my search has to be on a general name like flea-beetle.
For me, while it's great when I can get a species id, the important thing is to get close enough so that I can understand something of the animal I've photographed.
Bruce
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25-03-2009, 09:29 PM
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