Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Scaritinae » Scaritini » Scarites » Big-headed Ground Beetle (Scarites subterraneus)
Photo#405089
Ground beetle 10.05.29 (2) - Scarites - Scarites subterraneus
Copyright © 2010 WonGun Kim

Ground beetle 10.05.29 (2) - Scarites - Scarites subterraneus
Chantilly, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
May 29, 2010
Size: ~ 19 mm
My best guess is Scarites (1). Can I get a species ID?

Images of this individual: tag all
Ground beetle 10.05.29 (2) - Scarites - Scarites subterraneus Ground beetle 10.05.29 (2) - Scarites - Scarites subterraneus Ground beetle 10.05.29 (2) - Scarites - Scarites subterraneus Ground beetle 10.05.29 (2) - Scarites - Scarites subterraneus Ground beetle 10.05.29 (2) - Scarites - Scarites subterraneus
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by WonGun Kim on 4 June, 2010 - 12:08am
Last updated 31 May, 2016 - 7:21pm

Moved
Moved from Scarites vicinus.
Antennomeres 8-10 are subquadrate, which along with small body size clinches subterraneus.
… Curt Harden, 31 May, 2016 - 7:21pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Scarites. To my eye, it seems to be S. vicinus.
… Brad Barnd, 23 May, 2011 - 2:51am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… WonGun Kim, 5 June, 2010 - 1:43am login or register to post comments

i think Peter posted an adapted new key on the genus page
… v belov, 4 June, 2010 - 12:29am login or register to post comments

 
Yes, so I added the underside photos.
^^
… WonGun Kim, 4 June, 2010 - 12:54am login or register to post comments

Scarites
Yes its Scarites. Unfortunately your antennal closeup doesn't show the width of the antennomeres. My 'best guess' would be S. subterraneus, but I could easily be wrong. Lets see what Peter thinks.
… Brad Barnd, 4 June, 2010 - 12:21am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Brad!
Anyway, aren't the cross-sections of the antennomeres circle? Are they somewhat flat? I never thought...
… WonGun Kim, 4 June, 2010 - 12:31am login or register to post comments

 
Sure
There is a wider side, see .
… Brad Barnd, 4 June, 2010 - 12:34am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks again!
I've just checked it and added another view of the antenna.
… WonGun Kim, 4 June, 2010 - 12:51am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact