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Field Notes

Habitat:

dry environment in the dusty areas near the beach

Notes:

There are two species - if I can get both IDs I would be forever grateful :-)

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (7)
AjmalHasan
Hi Nicole - Check out - http://www.birdsofsaudiarabia.com/2011/06/pitted-beetle-adesmia-cancellata.html - Adesmia is a genus of beetles as well but Im unsure which species this one belongs to
NicoleB
Thanks, Martin! Looks like it could be that fellow. I'll upload a crop of that one alone as a new spotting. Since there's no plant in the pic, I figure, Ajmal meant the big beetle, just mixed up names...? Beetles are some tough Critters to ID
MartinL
Adesmia is also the name of a plant Tentyrina palmeri (small beetle) http://www.arkive.org/rack-beetle/tentyrina-palmeri/ These ID's look good to me.
NicoleB
Thanks, Karen! @Ajmal Adesmia is a plant ?! And can't find the Rack beetle :/
AjmalHasan
The most plentiful are Adesmia spp. beetles and the loner is a Rack beetle (Tentyrina palmera or something, cant remember the spelling) :)

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