what are these small shiny beetles ?

papillon Full Member Posts: 59 Country: UGANDA	what are these small shiny beetles ? Oct 4, 2011 5:52:04 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by papillon on Oct 4, 2011 5:52:04 GMT -8 caught on flowering shrub in Somaliland at 1,900 m. altitute early June. Would be grateflu for positive identification Thanks Attachments:

bandrow Nabokov Posts: 624	what are these small shiny beetles ? Oct 4, 2011 21:14:13 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bandrow on Oct 4, 2011 21:14:13 GMT -8 Greetings, I could be wrong, but I believe they are a species of Melyridae. Hopefully someone else on here can verify this, and possibly provide a more precise identification... Cheers! Bandrow

prillbug2 Senior Member Posts: 364	what are these small shiny beetles ? Oct 5, 2011 6:13:04 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by prillbug2 on Oct 5, 2011 6:13:04 GMT -8 It's a species of Melyras. However, I can't find a listing of the species on line. So, it's anyone's guess. Jeff Prill

papillon Full Member Posts: 59 Country: UGANDA	what are these small shiny beetles ? Oct 5, 2011 20:28:22 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by papillon on Oct 5, 2011 20:28:22 GMT -8 Many thnaks to Bandrow and to Jeff. At least I have a genus now !