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Species that have a similar taxonomy to the Cape stag beetles (Colophon spp.)
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Cape stag beetle (Colophon primosi)
Cape stag beetles are a group of slow-moving, wingless beetles whose 14 species are restricted to the mountain tops of Cape Province of... More 1 Image 0 videos -
Stag beetle (Lucanus cervus)
The stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) is arguably the most spectacular looking beetle in Britain; the male looks like something from a... More 20 Images 3 Videos -
Elegant rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes elegans)
Information on the elegant rhinoceros beetle is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos -
Water beetle (Graphoderus bilineatus)
Information on Graphoderus bilineatus is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 5 Images 0 videos -
Dor beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius)
The dor beetle, for many people, is the archetypal ‘beetle’. It has the classic beetle shape and colouration, being oval in shape with a... More 14 Images 0 videos -
Pitt Island longhorn beetle (Xylotoles costatus)
Information on the Pitt Island longhorn beetle (Xylotoles costatus) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos -
Meladema (Meladema lanio)
Information on Meladema lanio is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 videos -
Crotchiella (Crotchiella brachyptera)
Information on Crotchiella brachyptera is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More 1 Image 0 videos -
Rack beetle (Tentyrina palmeri)
Information on the rack beetle is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos -
Ground beetle (Dromius sigma)
Ground beetles belonging to the genus Dromius are typically elongate, flattened beetles. Dromius sigma has a black head, and pale brown wing... More 2 Images 0 videos -
Water beetle (Laccophilus poecilus)
This attractive little water beetle has a pattern of pale markings on its wing cases. It was previously known at under three different... More 3 Images 0 videos -
Noble chafer (Gnorimus nobilis)
This chafer is a very attractive insect. It has a metallic-green body which is speckled with white. The whole body displays a brilliant... More 3 Images 0 videos -
Ground beetle (Bembidion nigropiceum)
Unlike many members of the Bembidion genus, the largest genus of ground beetles in Britain, this blackish ground beetle does not have a... More 1 Image 1 Video -
Soldier beetle (Rhagonycha fulva)
This soldier beetle called the ‘bloodsucker’ in some areas because of its bright red colouration. It is the most common soldier beetle in... More 6 Images 2 Videos -
Diving beetle (Agabus brunneus)
This chocolate-brown beetle has no common English name. It is difficult to distinguish from a number of similar species, needing the close... More 7 Images 0 videos -
Hairy click beetle (Synaptus filiformis)
This click beetle is blackish in colour, and covered in small, greyish fine hairs. The sides of the thorax are wavy, and the antennae and... More 3 Images 0 videos -
Cardinal click beetle (Ampedus cardinalis)
The cardinal click beetle (Ampedus cardinalis) has russet-red wing cases (elytra), a shiny black thorax and a covering of fine... More 4 Images 0 videos -
Ground beetle (Bembidion testaceum)
Bembidion testaceum is a predatory ground beetle that is very similar in appearances to other related Bembidion species. This is a genus of... More 1 Image 0 videos -
Death watch beetle (Xestobium rufovillosum)
The larvae of the common death watch beetle (Xestobium rufovillosum) are notorious pests of furniture and structural timbers in... More 4 Images 3 Videos -
Longhorn beetle (Jebusaea hammerschmidti)
Jebusaea hammerschmidti is a member of the Cerambycidae family, also known as the longhorn beetles or longicorns, which are characterised by... More 1 Image 0 videos -
Reed beetle (Donacia aquatica)
This is a spectacularly coloured beetle, having a metallic blue sheen over its whole body, and rainbow-like stripes down each wing case. The... More 2 Images 0 videos -
Cromwell chafer (Prodontria lewisi)
The Cromwell chafer is a Critically Endangered beetle found at just one site in Cromwell, New Zealand. It is a flightless beetle that... More 1 Image 0 videos -
Rose chafer (Cetonia aurata)
This beautiful iridescent beetle can occur in a variety of colours; the wingcases or elytra are typically bright green, but they may be... More 8 Images 2 Videos -
Green tiger beetle (Cicindela campestris)
This species is the commonest British tiger beetle. All tiger beetles are long-legged and fast-running. When disturbed they make fast... More 16 Images 4 Videos -
Ten-spotted pot beetle (Cryptocephalus decemmaculatus)
The ten-spotted pot beetle has the typical 'beetle' shape and comes in two colour forms: one is almost pure shining black; the other is... More 7 Images 0 videos -
Common cockchafer (Melolontha melolontha)
This common, large beetle often crashes into lighted windows at night during early summer. It is a familiar beetle that belongs to the same... More 12 Images 0 videos -
Long-horned beetle (Macrodontia cervicornis)
The largest and most widespread of the longhorn beetles, this gigantic species is instantly recognisable for its striking patterning and... More 3 Images 0 videos -
Carabid beetle (Carabus olympiae)
A large, colourful beetle, Carabus olympiae is unusual in being endemic to just one small area of the Italian Alps. As in other ground... More 8 Images 0 videos -
Crucifix ground beetle (Panagaeus crux-major)
This rare beetle is largely black and very bristly. In shape, it has a characteristic bug-eyed appearance and a broad thorax. The English... More 4 Images 0 videos -
Pot beetle (Cryptocephalus primarius)
This rather shiny beetle (one of the larger Cryptocephalus species) has orange wing-cases (elytra), each with five black spots. The head and... More 2 Images 0 videos
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