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style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0 <html> <body> Thanks Chris.<br><br> In another message you spoke about collecting beetles for you. Which would be the best way of collecting beetles, presuming most of us don't have the specialized equipment for it.<br><br> Cheers,<br> Angus<br><br> At 12:40 PM 5/15/2007, you wrote:<br> <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Hi Angus,<br><br> On 15-May-07, at 11:33 AM, Angus MacLean wrote:<br><br> <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">The beetle in photos DSCF 7989-90 is likely Acmaeodera pulchella. It forms part of the Yellow-marked Buprestids which are wood-boring beetles. The other beetle appears to be of the same (sub) family.</blockquote><br> It's true that <i>Acmaeodera pulchella </i>(Herbst) is large and yellow/orange & black in coloration, but there are a number of factors that rule it out. The pattern of maculation, and overall body shape of <i>A. pulchella</i> is quite different. See:<br><br> <a href="http://bugguide.net/node/view/4422"> http://bugguide.net/node/view/4422</a><br><br> For a good photo. Sexton beetles have much larger and stouter legs, a different shaped pronotum, an addomen that projects beyond the end of the elytra, and prominently clubbed, lamelliforme, antennae, quite different in all these regards from buprestids. <br><br> Also in Canada, <i>A. pulchella</i> isn't found east of Ontario and in the USA doesn't make it north of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, so it doesn't reach Atlantic Canada at all. Sexton beetles are frequently active at night and are frequently attracted to lights, so they do show up around people's homes - even when there is no carrion to be found!<br><br> All the best,<br><br> Chris<br><br> <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">That's a great shot of a Green Snake.<br> Angus<br><br> At 10:53 AM 5/15/2007, you wrote:<br> <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Hi Chris and all,<br> Was at my cottage these past 7 days and while out listening to a barred owl one night, I spotted 2 large black and red beetles around my outside light.One was about an inch long maybe a bit longer and the other was have it's size.They were only there for one night. I have never seen anything like them before,oh yes,the larger one had what looked like mites on it's back.Also have a couple pics of a (grass?) snake and butterflies(moths)<br><br> <a href="http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2257146920025930195zjDYDK"> http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2257146920025930195zjDYDK</a><br> Jeannie Shermerhorn,Port Hawkesbury<br><br> Cottage....Cape George,Cape Breton<br><br> <br> jeannies@ns.sympatico.ca </blockquote></blockquote><br> <font face="Times, Times"> _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.<br> </font><br> <font face="Times, Times">Christopher Majka - Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History<br> </font><br> <font face="Times, Times">1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 3A6<br> </font><br> <font face="Times, Times">(902) 424-6435 Email <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca ><br> </font><br> <font face="Times, Times"> _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.<br> </font></blockquote></body> </html>
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