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Harpalinae - Harpalus caliginosus

Harpalinae - Harpalus caliginosus
Harvey County West Park, Harvey County, Kansas, USA
August 31, 2008
Size: 25mm
Some sort of large Harpalinae. Peter, I'm saving this for you if you'd like it.

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Moved

Moved
Moved from Ground Beetles.

Harpalus pensylvanicus
based on the diagnostic obliteration of the thin groove along the lateral portion of the basal margin of the pronotum. This feature is best viewed using the editor's option for high magnification.

 
Question.
I thought H. pensylvanicus had pale legs. No?

 
Should be Harpalus caliginosus,
also common in KS and one of the couple other Harpalus species with partially obliterated pronotal grooves at the basal margin. Eric, you are absolutely correct about H. pensylvanicus always having pale legs. My image-based error was a failure to study all the details provided. In hand the two species are easily separated. The very large body size of 25 mm alone should have excluded H. pensylvanicus. Also, the pronotal hind angles are way too sharp to be H. pensylvanicus. Sorry about the extra work to correct this guide page. Thanks for the rescue Eric!

P.S. Very similar large H. katiae not yet reported in KS (but in adjacent states) probably can be ruled out on the basis of image showing apparent tiny punctures on posteriolateral portions of head.

 
Is this species any more inte
Is this species any more interesting than H. pennsylavanicus?

 
Interesting of course,
but both are species well represented in my reference collection. Thanks anyway.

 
Would you like this one
Would you like me to send this to you?

 
Thanks,
but no thanks for this very common Harpalus species. Will, it's nice to know that in future you are willing to send me desired carabid specimens upon request.

 
Amblycheila
Hi Peter

I don't know if you'll see this message, but I'm trying to find someone who might be willing to trade an Amblycheila for some other insects. I don't have too much in the way of carabids, except for some more common species of Tiger Beetle. But I have lots of other interesting families. If you get this, please email me at willc-t@ku.edu

Thanks a lot

Will

 
I'll try to start shooting th
I'll try to start shooting them without pinning first to minimize damage :-)

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