More Black And Yellow Peculiarities

[Thomas Schlemmermeyer]

qw      Dear Taxacomers,

        I had a black and yellow experience as well.

        This time a supposed terrestrian animal came very near to the water.
        During my stays at Boraceia/Atlantic Rain Forest I observed beetles
 of     of the family "Sandlaufkaefer" (Is it Scarabeidae? Sorry, I'm bad
        in beetle systematics.) They were so suspicious, as they had a large
 ye     yellow point on each elytrum. And they were running in the water beds
 fr     of the many small rivers rapidly on the moistened rocks in the zone
whe     where algae are growing but which might be judged still terrestrian.

        From time to time they made small flights to change from one rock
           to the other.

           I suppose that they are highly seasonal as I never observed them
           before. And it is my first stay in Boraceia in january.

                OK, I admit that there are more than just a few beetle species
                in the world. But if my description makes any sense or allusion
                to known facts, it would be great to hear.

                        Cheers   Thomas





        Thomas Schlemmermeyer , Universidade de Sao Paulo,
                                Museu de Zoologia,
                                Sao Paulo, Brasil