Arthropod Segment: Oedemeridae

References:

http://bugguide.net/node/view/4587

Epstein WL, Kligman AM 1958. "Treatment of warts with cantharidin". A. M. A. Archives of dermatology 77 (5): 508--11

Vázquez, X. A., 2002. European Fauna of Oedemeridae. Argania Editio, Barcelona, 178 pp.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• unknown
• insect
• beetle
• Order
• Coleoptera
• coleopteran
• Family
• Oedemeridae
• oedemerid
• Genus
• Genera
• Chrysanthia
• diverse
• toxic
• cantharidin
• terpenoid
• medical
• wart
• removal
• aposematic
• colouration
• metallic
• false
• blister
• identification

[Gripen1974]

My wife sended you the beetle request and thanks to the information you gave us could we narrow it down to a "grön blombagge" in swedish or the latin name of Chrysanthia Viridissima.

My 6 year old son is crazy in bugs and come with alot of them that mum and pap shall tell what it is.

Thanks for the help:)

[sofiarune]

@Gripen1974 Glad I could be of help! I'd be hesitant about calling it Chrysanthia viridissima. It's really hard to distinguish between the species in this genus without more information. They all look very much alike. Common names very often refer to multiple species as well. :)

[Gripen1974]

@sofiarune Yes i know it is hard to specify, but in the area we live do we only got 2 green blister beetles and one has a red neck sheild and the other hasnt and the one that hasnt is the C. Viridissima.

If he had been red and black or red and yellow would we have had more problems for then we got many more options and they all look simular.

[sofiarune]

@Gripen1974 There may be more species in your area than you are aware of. There is also Chrysanthia geniculata which is highly reported and can have a similar colouration to the one in the picture you sent. What I'm trying to say is that insect identification can seem easy but there's often way more than meets the eye. Common names can reger to large numbers of species while species themselves can be so similar to eachother in appearence that people will consider them all the same thing. :P

[sofiarune]

@Gripen1974 I mean, it likely is C. viridissima, but there's no way of knowing for sure.

[PixelSlayer247]

Great! That was cool!

[sofiarune]

@PixelSlayer247 Glad you liked it! I might release the next one tomorrow.

[HaploidCell]

This is like CSI!

I show you a picture of a beetle - you tell me the country it's from!

Also - you identify it as a possible murder weapon XD

[PaleoSteno]

I don't know why I haven't subscribed to you yet, I've heard of you from XandarsMeteor, I don't know why I didn't check you out sooner. Excellent stuff! :D

[AnApeLikeMe]

Very cool! I've always been fascinated by bugs and spiders and such. Thank you for uploading!!

[Hockeygod98]

Cool. Youtube has bored me to tears, by and large, for a while now. This kind of stuff is interesting. If I see any "weird" bugs I know who to go to now.

Unfortunately I live in SW Pennsylvania and the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug has taken over here, among other places. I've seen a few nymphs lately and am not looking forward to the plague we had last year. It was horrible. Those things are like nature's trolls; they won't hurt you but they'll nearly drive you insane.

[skinnyjohnsen]

Bugs are soo cool :)

[Adnaana]

You so absolutely rock!!!

[GreatBigBore]

In my town the wasp eggs are scattered all over the place, and they've been jumping for a few days. Would you take a guess based on a pic of an egg? Or should I try to get it open and show you the larva?