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subgenus Anomoglossus

Chlaenius pusillus Chlaenius emarginatus Chlaenius pusillus Chlaenius amoenus Chlaenius emarginatus Say - Chlaenius emarginatus Chlaenius emarginatus Say - Chlaenius emarginatus Chlaenius emarginatus - male Vivid Metallic Ground Beetle - Chlaenius emarginatus - Chlaenius emarginatus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Adephaga
Family Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Subfamily Harpalinae
Supertribe Pterostichitae
Tribe Chlaeniini
Genus Chlaenius (Vivid Metallic Ground Beetles)
No Taxon subgenus Anomoglossus
Numbers
3 spp. total, all in our area(1)
Identification
long jaws are characteristic of this taxon
Range
US and adjacent Canada(1)
Works Cited
1.American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia
Arnett, R.H., Jr., and M. C. Thomas. (eds.). 2000. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.