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Darkling beetle Comb-clawed beetle - Omophlus proteus<br />
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Darkling beetle

Comb-clawed beetle - Omophlus proteus

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WildFlower

Lion

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. Jivko Nakev
  
  Lion
  
  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
2. 1. WildFlower
    
    Lion
    
    Species created. Posted 11 years ago
  2. 1. Jivko Nakev
      
      Lion
      
      Thanks a lot Posted 11 years ago

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The Omophlus proteus

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

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Similar species: Beetles

Species identified by WildFlower

By Jivko Nakev

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Uploaded Jun 1, 2014. Captured May 10, 2014 17:11 in Unnamed Road, 2284 Zasele, Bulgaria.

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