A little identification help (beetles)

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Alkalikitty Victoria, Canada Nov 30, 2013

I am trying to ID some insects and I have a few beetles (and flies) that I can't fine in my keys or I am not entirely sure of.
I am thinking the third picture is a staphlinidae, though it is a different colour to the black I am used to seeing, the 4th one is a cerambicidae and the last is an elateridae though

Sorry for bad picture quality, I don't have access to my good camera and I have bad lighting
I live in British Columbia if that helps

Thank you so much

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Dec 01, 2013

The first image might be a leaf beetle in then subfamily Donacinae – these frequently are mistaken for long-horned wood-boring beetles. Will look at the others when I have more time...

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Alkalikitty Victoria, Canada Dec 02, 2013

Thanks, I wouldn't have thought that it was a leaf beetle.. I got an the others with some help from friends.

I do have a couple of others that I can't find in my keys, the first one (at least) we didn't cover either, if someone could help with that, it would help tremendously.. It looks like it has serrate antennae

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