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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Harpalinae » Harpalitae » Harpalini » Harpalina » Ophonus » Ophonus puncticeps
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beetle - Ophonus puncticeps
Copyright © 2011 Corey Husic

beetle - Ophonus puncticeps
Kunkletown, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, USA
July 5, 2010
Size: 7-8mm
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Contributed by Corey Husic on 18 January, 2011 - 3:40pm
Last updated 19 January, 2011 - 6:35pm

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… v belov, 19 January, 2011 - 2:43pm login or register to post comments

intriguing punctation
teasing image... dying to see a sharper pic and a good size estimate
… v belov, 18 January, 2011 - 3:45pm login or register to post comments

 
beetle
Unfortunately I don't think I have any other shots of this guy. I was just grabbing a few shots around the porch light as I was heading out of the house.
… Corey Husic, 18 January, 2011 - 4:04pm login or register to post comments

 
how unfortunate :/
please keep an eye out for this mystery carabid; reminds me of Ophonus and some smaller harpalines
… v belov, 18 January, 2011 - 4:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Ophonus
looks like Ophonus puncticeps to me; first thought was Amphasia interstitialis, but pronotum isn't as punctate as this one, nor is it shaped quite right.
… Brad Barnd, 18 January, 2011 - 7:15pm login or register to post comments

 
thnx Brad -- Ophonus makes total sense
… v belov, 19 January, 2011 - 7:29am login or register to post comments

 
size
I found the sheet that the insect was photographed on and used that as a rough guide for determining the size of the bug. My guess is that it is 7-8mm long (not including antennae and legs).
… Corey Husic, 18 January, 2011 - 5:36pm login or register to post comments

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