Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Large black beetle

Posted by Alvesgaspar on 14-04-2009 00:45
#1

Large beetle, about 3-4 cm long, walking in the sand near the sea. Looked like a Stag Beetle (Lucanus sp.) at first sight but the shape of the body and the antennae don't match. I don't think it belongs to the Lucanidae family either. No idea.

Thanks,
Joaquim

Posted by Alvesgaspar on 14-04-2009 11:39
#2

I believe it is a Scarites sp., from the Carabidae family.

Edited by Alvesgaspar on 14-04-2009 15:36