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Ground Beetle - Poecilus chalcites
Copyright © 2005 Matthew Roth

Ground Beetle - Poecilus chalcites
Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
May 6, 2005
Size: 1 inch
Quite a while ago, Eric comment on this same specimen and he thought it may be species Pterostichus chalcites. Can anyone confirm this ID with the new photo? Thanks!

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Contributed by Matthew Roth on 27 February, 2006 - 8:45pm
Last updated 1 March, 2006 - 8:51pm

I had the wrong genus.
I have to apologize. This beetle was in a subgenus of Pterostichus that has since been split-off as a genus itself. Therefore, it would now be Poecilus chalcites. Sorry for the confusion. I just learned this earlier this month, though Poecilus has been a genus for at least a decade! I think it is reasonably safe to say that is what this specimen is.
… Eric R. Eaton, 28 February, 2006 - 11:28am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
I'll create the correct species page and move the photo in the next few days. Thanks for your help!
… Matthew Roth, 28 February, 2006 - 9:57pm login or register to post comments

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