Insect or Invertebrates Identification - DONE

[Lisbeth]

Better not try to "help" any more

[ExFmem]

Thanks for all the clues and IDs on the beetles, Toko. I will dig deeper into your suggested families, etc.

[ExFmem]

Frantic Tortoise Beetle Zophosis sp.
Family: Tenebrionidae
Subfamily: Tentyriinae or Pimeliinae?? I get conflicting listings and if I have to read one more thesis on taxonomy revisions of this genus/tribe etc. someone is gonna get hurt around here
Tribe: Zophosini.

[Toko]

Tenebrionidae
Pimeliinae
Zophosini

looks more charming to me

[Toko]

Sunday morning, another exquisite autumn day.

A new Beetle.

This is also a hairy darkling beetle (Lagria)

[Toko]

Any idea what spider this is? Found it in the Brat's bedroom.

Wolf spider, family Lycosidae

[Flutterby]

[ExFmem]

Beetlemania


Imfolozi

Tenebrionidae. Lagriinae. Lagriini, I think
Similar to Lagria vulnerata, do we search into this genus or tribe

Looks good to me. The description in Picker, Griffiths, Weaving matches very well ( dull metallic brown, green, or violet, etc) but also says there are many similar species. What about posting as Lagria sp. possibly vulnerata?

[Toko]

you get a "yes" from me

[ExFmem]

Is this Allodapula variegata? I see there is already an entry in the book, but the reason I ask is that it was taken in KTP and the distribution in Picker, etc. only shows it on the far eastern coastal edge of S. Africa, so was wondering if maybe it's some other species.