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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Harpalinae » Harpalitae » Platynini » Agonum » Subgenus Agonum (Agonum Subgenus Agonum) » Agonum placidum
Photo#406908
Carabid with lateral pits - Agonum placidum
Copyright © 2010 Tim Moyer

Carabid with lateral pits - Agonum placidum
Medford, (~25 miles east of Philadelphia, PA) Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
May 22, 2010
Size: 8.1mm
Has some nice pits down the last lateral stria. Suggestions welcome :)

came to UV light

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Contributed by Tim Moyer on 6 June, 2010 - 11:34pm
Last updated 3 April, 2014 - 4:59pm

i bet this one is conspecific with 423972

...and very much hope Peter's box is in the mail!

Moved from Agonum.
… v belov, 3 April, 2014 - 4:59pm login or register to post comments

 
I'm pretty sure #406908 is not Agonum placidum.
Something like A. moerens is a better fit in my opinion for reasons already mentioned. Won't really know for sure until specimen can be examined.
… Peter W. Messer, 3 April, 2014 - 6:47pm login or register to post comments

 
the light is challenging but i can confidently count 5 setae...
...in int. 3
… v belov, 3 April, 2014 - 6:51pm login or register to post comments

 
If you see 5 setae/punctures touching *same* 3rd interval,
then you have a good case for A. placidum. I admit that I can't clearly see on my screen more than 3 punctures in the same 3rd interval. Some "hairs" might be debris??
… Peter W. Messer, 3 April, 2014 - 9:17pm login or register to post comments

Tentatively Agonum moerens
based on combination of elytron with 3 punctures (not 4 as in A. placidum), with weak but characteristic dent in 5th stria apically, basal antennomere contrasting bright rufous, and relatively small pronotum with blunt denticle at hind angle. I recommend microscopic examination to be sure.
… Peter W. Messer, 7 June, 2010 - 7:05am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Peter
I'll add it to "your box". One of these months I might even get it in the mail.
… Tim Moyer, 24 June, 2010 - 10:49am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks in advance.
With long time lapses it is helpful to include BG photo number with each specimen you send. See my profile for details.
… Peter W. Messer, 24 June, 2010 - 12:24pm login or register to post comments

among those IDed in the Guide, i like placidum best for this one
may mean nothing, though

Moved from Ground Beetles.
… v belov, 7 June, 2010 - 1:34am login or register to post comments

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