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Darkling beetle Comb-clawed beetle - Omophlus proteus<br />
 Alleculinae,Bulgaria,Comb-clawed beetle,Geotagged,Omophlus proteus,Tenebrionidae,coleoptera,darkling beetle,insect,nature Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

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  1. There are several species in this genus that look alike. There is a key, but it is in German. However, it is mentioned in the descripton Zypern - Cyprus, which is also mentioned in BioLib. I tried to search which species are spread in Bulgaria and found this list. 2 species are listed - Omophlus lepturoides and Omophlus proteus. Of these 2 Omophlus proteus has a broader pronotum and it is more likely the ID for this beetle.
    http://www.referati.org/azbuchnik-na-vreditelite-v-selskoto-stopanstvo-tablica--1/87983/ref
    http://www.coleo-net.de/coleo/texte/omophlus.htm
    http://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id239903/
    http://www.biolib.cz/en/taxonimage/id226279/?taxonid=14629
    http://www.biolib.cz/en/taxonimage/id226287/?taxonid=14635
    Posted 11 years ago
    1. Thanks for the help. There is even a 3rd species - O.rugosicollis - quite similar to O.proteus and O.lepturoides. They are also distributed in S.Europe. In fact it is quite difficult to distinguish them from O.propagatus. But it seems the latest one is not so frequent. Based on the list you provided for the species distributed in Bulgaria I think you are right - most probably the right species is O.proteus.
      http://aramel.free.fr/INSECTES11-21.shtml
      Posted 11 years ago, modified 11 years ago
      1. Species created. Posted 11 years ago
        1. Thanks a lot Posted 11 years ago

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Omophlus proteus is a species of darkling beetle described by Kirsch in 1869.

Similar species: Beetles
Species identified by WildFlower
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By Jivko Nakev

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Uploaded Jun 1, 2014. Captured May 10, 2014 17:11 in Unnamed Road, 2284 Zasele, Bulgaria.
  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/3.5
  • 1/400s
  • ISO160
  • 100mm