ID please these insects?

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Please help in identification of this insect?

This insect is minute in size around 1 mm and not clearly visible with naked eye.

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Francesco Vitali Popular answer

N. 1-3, with this elongated apical spot, is Trichodes insignis Ronchetti, 1910.

http://www.biolib.cz/en/taxonimage/id249738/?taxonid=1126454

http://www.biolib.cz/en/taxonimage/id257271/?taxonid=1126454

Roman Bohdan Hołyński

I am not Cleridae specialist, but the former three seem to belong to Trichodes apiarius, and the latter two to Clerus mutillarius. Both rather common European species (where have you found them?).

p. D. Senanayake

what is the length of the 2 beetles. if the length of the former one is about 1 cm it could be a Milabris sp.

Dmitry Telnov

Dear colleague, in order to save time of all of us please always provide exact locality information data for the items on your photographs.

Francesco Vitali

N. 4-5 is Clerus mutillaroides Reitter, 1893.

http://www.biolib.cz/en/taxonimage/id266880/?taxonid=1148200

Vitalii Alekseev

I am agree with Dr. Vitali concerning determination of Clerus mutillaroides Reitter, 1893, but Trichodes identification is not so simple. I recommend to use http://www.coleo-net.de/coleo/texte/trichodes.htm too, there are many similar in appearance species. Doubtless, the imaged beetle is Trichodes Herbst, 1792 from Clerinae, but it can be e.g. T. alvearius (F., 1792).

Trichodes alvearius shows a rather different apical spot.

However. T. insignis is not present in that key.

Iuri Zappi

About the Trichodes it is a male.

If the spur of hind tibia is distinctly curved and not straight or anvil-shaped as I think, it is probably Trichodes punctatus Fischer von Waldheim, 1829. This species is the most common Trichodes in Muğla province.

Sergio Lopez

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Arturo_Goldarazena/publication/257949631_Se_cita_por_primera_vez_Allonyx_quadrimaculatus_Schaller_1783_y_Clerus_mutillarius_Fabricius_1775_Coleoptera_Cleridae_de_la_Comunidad_Autonoma_Vasca_concretamente_de_la_provincia_de_Alava_De_esta_mane/links/0046352678f57a02a7000000.pdf

Article Se cita por primera vez Allonyx quadrimaculatus (Schaller, 1...

Luis Miguel Constantino

For the genus Trichodes ( Family Cleridae) check this paper:

Contribution to the knowledge of the Cleridae (Coleoptera)

fauna of Turkey

http://www.zobodat.at/pdf/ENT_0033_0325-0332.pdf

Hanna M. Madanat

These are most likely from the cleridae family (Coleoptera) order.

Please see the following link:

http://etd.fcla.edu/UF/UFE0023794/leavengood_j.pdf