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Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-141--753310642 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; delsp=yes; format=flowed Hi Angus, On 17-May-07, at 11:12 AM, Angus MacLean wrote: > Thanks, Chris. I knew "Beetle 2" was a Diving Beetle but could not =20 > find a match in books or on the Net. I once had a Diving Beetle =20 > land on my bare chest and bite!! Ouch! :-> There are five species found in Nova Scotia: Dytiscus verticalis Say Dytiscus harrisii Kirby Dytiscus fasciventris Say Dytiscus alaskanus Balfour-Browne Dytiscus dauricus Gebler D. alaskanus is found only in ponds in the central highlands of Cape =20 Breton, but the other four are generally distributed in the province, =20= particularly D. verticalis and D. fasciventris, which are quite =20 abundant. > In my experience they fly around quite a bit in the evenings and =20 > may land on anything. They are excellent fliers and can disperse over wide areas, an =20 colonization mechanism, and useful for surviving when small water =20 bodies in which they are found dry over the summer months. They (and =20 other predaceous diving beetles) are often collected in flight =20 intercept traps in forests and other areas that can be quite distant =20 from water bodies. They are also sometimes attracted to lights. Cheers, Chris > Angus > > At 11:38 PM 5/16/2007, you wrote: >> Hi Angus, >> >> On 16-May-07, at 9:08 PM, Angus MacLean wrote: >> >>> Following are a few pics of four identified beetles. >>> >>> This is a distinctly marked beetle but I could not find a match =20 >>> for it (Unknown Beetle4).. >>> >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/501442653/ >> >> Unknown Beetle 4 is Carabus nemoralis M=FCller, a large introduced =20= >> European ground beetle first found in North America in NB in 1870 =20 >> and in NS in 1924. A very useful garden species, it preys to an =20 >> important degree on slugs and earthworms. >> >> The next three URL's (below) all go to this same image, but the =20 >> next picture in the sequence, Unknown Beetle 3a is also a ground =20 >> beetle (in the Carabidae), quite possibly Poecilus l. lucublandus =20 >> (Say) (I can't quite make out enough detail to be sure). It's a =20 >> common and widespread native species in Nova Scotia that are =20 >> predators on a very wide variety of insects and invertebrates. >> >> Unknown Beetle 3 is also of Carabus nemoralis. >> >> Unknown Beetle 2 is a female Dytiscus verticalis Say, one of the =20 >> large species of predaceous Diving Beetles (Dytiscidae). The =20 >> females have prominent grooves on the elytra, the better for the =20 >> males to get a grip on them when mating! >> >> Unknown Beetle 1 is a tiger beetle (Cicindelinae). It looks to me =20= >> like Cicindela l. longilabris Say, but Derek may want to comment =20 >> further. >> >> Hope this helps. >> >> Cheers! >> >> Chris >> >>> >>> This one has somewhat the same markings as the above but the =20 >>> dorsal is an iridescent green (Unknown Beetle3) >>> >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/501442653/ >>> >>> Ignore the dust in the striations of the abdomen (Unknown Beetle2). >>> >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/501442653/ >>> >>> And this is the underside of the same beetle (Unknown Beetle2-=20 >>> Underside). >>> >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/501442653/ >>> >>> Finally this is a pic (not that sharp) of a beetle that flew by =20 >>> me and landed on the path (Unknown Beetle1). >>> >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/501442071/in/photostream/ >>> >>> Any help appreciated. >>> Angus >> >> _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._=20= >> ._._. >> >> Christopher Majka - Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History >> >> 1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 3A6 >> >> (902) 424-6435 Email <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca > >> >> _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._=20= >> ._._. _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.=20= _. Christopher Majka - Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History 1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 3A6 (902) 424-6435 Email <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca> _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.=20= _. --Apple-Mail-141--753310642 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 <HTML><BODY style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; = -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi Angus,<DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On = 17-May-07, at 11:12 AM, Angus MacLean wrote:</DIV><BR = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"> Thanks, = Chris. I knew "Beetle 2" was a Diving Beetle but could not find a match = in books or on the Net. I once had a Diving Beetle land on my bare chest = and bite!!<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Ouch! :-></DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>There are five species = found in Nova Scotia:</DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><SPAN = class=3D"Apple-style-span"><I>Dytiscus verticalis</I> = Say</SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span"><I>Dytiscus = harrisii</I> Kirby</SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN = class=3D"Apple-style-span"><I>Dytiscus </I><I>fasciventris</I> = Say</SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span"><I>Dytiscus = alaskanus </I>Balfour-Browne</SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN = class=3D"Apple-style-span"><I>Dytiscus dauricus = </I>Gebler</SPAN></DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><SPAN = class=3D"Apple-style-span"><I>D. alaskanus</I> is found only in ponds in = the central highlands of Cape Breton, but the other four are generally = distributed in the province, particularly <I>D.=A0verticalis </I>and = <I>D.=A0fasciventris</I>, which are quite = abundant.</SPAN></DIV><BR><BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"> In my experience = they fly around quite a bit in the evenings and may land on = anything.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>They are excellent fliers = and can disperse over wide areas, an colonization mechanism, and useful = for surviving when small water bodies in which they are found dry over = the summer months. They (and other predaceous diving beetles) are often = collected in flight intercept traps in forests and other areas that can = be quite distant from water bodies. They are also sometimes attracted to = lights.</DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Cheers,</DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Chris</DIV><BR><BLOCKQUOTE = type=3D"cite"> Angus<BR><BR> At 11:38 PM 5/16/2007, you wrote:<BR> = <BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite" class=3D"cite" cite=3D"">Hi Angus,<BR><BR> On = 16-May-07, at 9:08 PM, Angus MacLean wrote:<BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE = type=3D"cite" class=3D"cite" cite=3D"">Following are a few pics of four = identified beetles.<BR><BR> This is a distinctly marked beetle but I = could not find a match for it (Unknown Beetle4)..<BR><BR> <A = href=3D"http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/501442653/"> = http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/501442653/</A></BLOCKQUOTE><BR> = Unknown Beetle 4 is <I>Carabus nemoralis</I> M=FCller, a large = introduced European ground beetle first found in North America in NB in = 1870 and in NS in 1924. A very useful garden species, it preys to an = important degree on slugs and earthworms.<BR><BR> The next three URL's = (below) all go to this same image, but the next picture in the sequence, = Unknown Beetle 3a is also a ground beetle (in the Carabidae), quite = possibly <I>Poecilus l. lucublandus</I> (Say) (I can't quite make out = enough detail to be sure). It's a common and widespread native species = in Nova Scotia that are predators on a very wide variety of insects and = invertebrates.<BR><BR> =A0Unknown Beetle 3 is also of <I>Carabus = nemoralis</I>.<BR><BR> =A0Unknown Beetle 2 is a female <I>Dytiscus = verticalis</I> Say, one of the large species of predaceous Diving = Beetles (Dytiscidae). The females have prominent grooves on the elytra, = the better for the males to get a grip on them when mating! <BR><BR> = =A0Unknown Beetle 1 is a tiger beetle (Cicindelinae). It looks to me = like <I>Cicindela l. longilabris</I> Say, but Derek may want to comment = further.<BR><BR> Hope this helps.<BR><BR> Cheers!<BR><BR> Chris<BR><BR> = <BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite" class=3D"cite" cite=3D""><BR> This one has = somewhat the same markings as the above but the dorsal is an iridescent = green (Unknown Beetle3)<BR><BR> <A = href=3D"http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/501442653/"> = http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/501442653/</A><BR><BR> Ignore = the dust in the striations of the abdomen (Unknown Beetle2).<BR><BR> <A = href=3D"http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/501442653/"> = http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/501442653/</A><BR><BR> And = this is the underside of the same beetle (Unknown = Beetle2-Underside).<BR><BR> <A = href=3D"http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/501442653/"> = http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/501442653/</A><BR><BR> Finally = this is a pic (not that sharp) of a beetle that flew by me and landed on = the path (Unknown Beetle1).<BR><BR> <A = href=3D"http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/501442071/in/photostream= /"> = http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/501442071/in/photostream/</A> = <BR><BR> Any help appreciated.<BR> Angus</BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <FONT = face=3D"Times, Times"> = _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.= <BR> </FONT><BR> <FONT face=3D"Times, Times">Christopher Majka - Nova = Scotia Museum of Natural History<BR> </FONT><BR> <FONT face=3D"Times, = Times">1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada=A0 B3H 3A6<BR> = </FONT><BR> <FONT face=3D"Times, Times">(902) 424-6435=A0=A0 Email = <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca= ><BR> </FONT><BR> <FONT face=3D"Times, Times"> = _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.= <BR> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><DIV> <P style=3D"margin:= 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face=3D"Times" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px = Times">_._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._= ._._._.</FONT></P> <P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT = face=3D"Times" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Times">Christopher Majka = - Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History</FONT></P> <P style=3D"margin: = 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face=3D"Times" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Times">1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada<SPAN = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </SPAN>B3H 3A6</FONT></P> <P = style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face=3D"Times" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Times">(902) 424-6435 <SPAN = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </SPAN>Email <<A = href=3D"mailto:c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca">c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca</A>></F= ONT></P> <P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face=3D"Times"= size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Times">_._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._= ._._._.</FONT></P> </DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>= --Apple-Mail-141--753310642--
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