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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Harpalinae » Harpalitae » Platynini » Agonum » Subgenus Platynomicrus (Agonum Subgenus Platynomicrus) » Agonum nigriceps
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Agonum nigriceps
Copyright © 2009 Tim Loh

Agonum nigriceps
Nosehill Park, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
June 13, 2009
Size: 6 mm
Sweepnetted from emergent sedges at pond margin; these appear to be quite common in such habitat. Most resembles Agonum nigriceps from CBIF
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Contributed by Tim Loh on 21 June, 2009 - 9:08pm
Last updated 13 January, 2010 - 7:40pm

Agonum nigriceps
is confirmed based on my microscopic examination of this specimen which is now a photo-voucher in the P.W.Messer collection. Quite distinctive coloration. Thanks Tim.
… Peter W. Messer, 24 March, 2010 - 5:27pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ground Beetles.
… v belov, 21 June, 2009 - 10:24pm login or register to post comments

Agonum nigriceps
based on unique dorsal color pattern shown here. This holarctic species is widespread in northern half of North America including AB.
… Peter W. Messer, 21 June, 2009 - 10:08pm login or register to post comments

indeed... striking resemblance...
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… v belov, 21 June, 2009 - 9:34pm login or register to post comments

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