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Attic
1st of July 2007 (Sun), 12:07
A hairy beetle I took the other day, I've tried to find an ID but to no avail :-)
Any help appreciated.

skylab
1st of July 2007 (Sun), 12:51
Looks like a Darkling Beetle, LAGRIA HIRTA.
Nice catch Alby.

bandit 1
1st of July 2007 (Sun), 14:00
Hiya Alby,

Lovely shots of a Darkling Beetle lagria hirta, #1 being my favorite
you'll find it a way down the page

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.bugsandweeds.co.uk/beetles/lagria%2520hirta%25201.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.bugsandweeds.co.uk/beetles.html&h=300&w=221&sz=13&hl=en&start=4&um=1&tbnid=CCJptOOiE6mSnM:&tbnh=116&tbnw=85&prev=/images%3Fq%3DDarkling%2BBeetle,%2BLAGRIA%2BHIRTA.% 26svnum%3D10%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rls%3DGGLJ,GGLJ: 2006-41,GGLJ:en-GB%26sa%3DG

Cheers for now
Mark

Courierman
1st of July 2007 (Sun), 15:12
i think it's a female Drilus flavescens ,here's my one

http://mcc.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Flying%20Criters/slides/nbet3.jpg

and a link to 6 more pics
Drilus flavescens (http://mcc.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Flying%20Criters/slides/nbet3.html)