This Calopteron netwinged beetle looks like it belongs in some exotic rainforest. But I photographed in the outskirts of Chicago, at the Indiana Dunes.
Yup. The New York Times picked it up. Xenomorphon baranowskii. #beetle #insect #coleoptera #entomology #lycidae #biology #xenomorph #alien
In bizarro beetle news, Vinicius Ferreira and others just published a description of a species from Mexico in which males have NO ELYTRA (and no wings). They named it Xenomorphon baranowskii, referencing the Xenomorph of 'Alien' fame, and Richard Baranowski, the collector. It's very strange. That, and the genus name, will likely ensure that it will show up soon in a Tuesday New York Times blurb. Image was provided by lead author, Vinicius S. Ferreira. #beetle #insect #coleoptera #entomology #lycidae #biology #xenomorph #alien
One of the particularly narrow niche skills that I've developed over the years is the ability to reliably find trilobite beetles.
This one here is the most common species in forests around Kuala Lumpur: Platerodrillus ruficollis. #coleoptera #lycidae #entomology
A net-winged beetle in Australia's Yarra Ranges National Park.
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