Subject:Â Please help me with identification of this beetle
Geographic location of the bug:Â Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
Date: 08/14/2018
Time: 01:16 AM EDT
Your letter to the bugman:Â Please identify the yellow beetle. Is it a blister beetle if so the species please
How you want your letter signed:Â Shakeela
Dear Shakeela,
While we concur that this is a Blister Beetle in the family Meloidae, we cannot provide a more specific identification at this time.
Psalydolytta rouxi seems to match: http://www.nbair.res.in/insectpests/Psalydolytta-rouxi.php
There’s a key here: http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/records/074/01/0001-0146.pdf
Thanks Cesar
Psalydolytta rouxi seems to match: http://www.nbair.res.in/insectpests/Psalydolytta-rouxi.php
There’s a key here: http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/records/074/01/0001-0146.pdf