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08-05-2010, 01:58 PM
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| | | Timberworm beetle - Lymexylidae
Can anyone help to confirm an identification for this beetle, which I think is a Large Timberworm beetle, Hylecoetus dermestoides or something very similar?
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08-05-2010, 02:08 PM
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| | | Re: Timberworm beetle - Lymexylidae
Looks very much like it - I've never seen one but they do have distinctive antennae and abdominal tip. Fascinating beasts: THE LARGE TIMBERWORM BEETLE HYLECOETUS DERMESTOIDES IN SHRAWLEY WOOD |
08-05-2010, 02:22 PM
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| | | Re: Timberworm beetle - Lymexylidae
Ok thanks Paul. Yes, I saw that link when I was trying to ID it, which made me think I'd found the right species. I thought it was a large species of soldier beetle when I took the photo, but the odd antennae ruled that out and everything else looks right for H. dermestoides, but it was new to me too. A fascinating fungus garden grower as you say, like leafcutter ants.
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08-05-2010, 07:28 PM
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| | | Re: Timberworm beetle - Lymexylidae
Good spot. I've only seen that three times - two occasions in Shrawley Wood (Worcestershire) and another time in Wybunbury Moss in Cheshire. It's a nice insect to see and they should be around now (if the weather warms up), especially in places with moribund birches.
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09-05-2010, 11:22 AM
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| | | Re: Timberworm beetle - Lymexylidae
OK, thanks, yes I'll keep a look out for them in future. I'm sure they're easily overlooked and I first saw it in flight (quite slow and cumbersome) and assumed it was a soldier beetle, but it looked a bit big so I followed it until it landed and realised the patterning was different; only really noticed the short antennae when I checked the photos later.
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