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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2017 7:25 pm
by nan
welcome to the forum Hennie
closely... well almost maybe...
I got one too, from Namibia, but only the body is striped, I ID mine "Racing Darkling Beetle"
so me too waiting for the ID
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2017 8:53 pm
by Lisbeth
Hennie's looks like this one:
which is a: Hair Beetle, Carcass Beetle Omorgus asperulatus
Family: Trogidae
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2017 8:54 pm
by Lisbeth
Dewi's look a bit different
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2017 9:10 pm
by nan
Lisbeth wrote:Dewi's look a bit different
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2017 7:37 am
by Hennie27
Thank you for the welcome and the assistance.
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2017 10:06 am
by Flutterby
Welcome Hennie!
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2017 10:17 am
by Hennie27
Thank you. I'll be asking many more questions
My son told me he thinks it is a Omorgus asperulatus but he wasn't 100% sure.
Thank ou
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2017 4:20 pm
by Richprins
Welcome, Hennie!
Will send yours and Dewi's on to Prof Braack as well, why not?
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2017 4:27 pm
by Hennie27
Thank you
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2017 7:56 pm
by Richprins
Reply from Prof Braack, Hennie:
The one on the left is a beetle of the family Trogidae, genus Trox, and they feed on carcass leftovers in the late stage of decay, typically bits of sinew etc. Find them at carnivore dung scavenging on bits of undigested animal material as well. The one on the right is a toktokkie of sorts, not sure which one.
Your one is on the first one, Dewi's is the second.
