Which Omalus species?
Posted: 04 Jul 2021 13:02
This Omalus sp. was found scurrying around a group of aphids in the Netherlands. It was about 4-5 mm in length. We only have two (three if O. producticollis is considered a valid species) species in the Netherlands: O. aeneus and O. biaccinctus. I was leaning towards O. aeneus because the pronotum and mesoscutum look quite smooth, but I also read that O. aeneus usually doesn't have a bicolored body. Is anyone able to give me some clarification?