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Pterostichus madidus, commonly known as the black clock beetle, is a species of ground beetle native to Europe. [1] [2] The black clock beetle typically grows between 14–20mm in length, and is black in colouration, with legs that are usually red, reddish brown, or black. It can be found most abundantly in summer, and breeds during the autumn.
All black specimen of Berberomeloe majalis, Portugal. It has a typical length around 5 cm (2 in.). Its large size and the bright red bands around its body make it unmistakable; its coloration is aposematic, reflecting its ability, in common with other oil or blister beetles in the family Meloidae, to squirt a caustic liquid if attacked. [1]
One of the most common pleasing fungus beetles in Europe, T. bipustulata, is a black beetle with red spots which engages in autohaemorrhaging as a defensive behavior. [ 5 ] Molecular analysis suggests that Tritoma is paraphyletic , and might be best treated as two separate genera.
The shiny black elytra bear two oval red patches and the ventral surface of the beetle is reddish. There are other species of black-with-red-spots lady beetle with which this insect might be confused, these being Axion plagiatum , Chilocorus kuwanae , and Olla v-nigrum , however in Chilocorus orbus , the red patches are nearer the head than ...
This species is large, with an average length of 14–20 mm. [2] Its pronotum and elytra are distinctively brightly coloured and smooth, with either a red or scarlet colour or shiny black. [2] Compared to the red-headed common cardinal beetle (Pyrochroa serraticornis), this species is distinct in that its head is black with feathery antennae ...
Lytta magister, the desert blister beetle or master blister beetle, is a species of blister beetle found in southwestern North America. Typically 16 to 33 mm (0.6 to 1.3 in) in length, L. magister has a striking red head, legs and prothorax , with black elytra .
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Brachinus efflans is a species of ground beetle in the Brachininae subfamily that can be found in Bulgaria, [1] Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Gibraltar, and on the islands such as Sicily. [2] It can also be found in North African countries such as Algeria , Morocco , Tunisia , and is common in Syria too. [ 3 ]