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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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Ground Beetle - Ophonus puncticeps
Copyright © 2012 Peter Cristofono

Ground Beetle - Ophonus puncticeps
Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
July 14, 2012
Attracted to light.
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Contributed by Peter Cristofono on 15 July, 2012 - 1:31pm
Last updated 15 July, 2012 - 8:44pm

Thanks Jim
Moved from Beetles.
… Peter Cristofono, 15 July, 2012 - 8:43pm login or register to post comments

Ophonus puncticeps
is my guess based on shape, color, and pronotal texture.
… Jim McClarin, 15 July, 2012 - 8:28pm login or register to post comments

Hi Peter,
It looks like a carabid to me but it's important to capture a straight-down view of the head and pronotum for better chances of identification.
… Jim McClarin, 15 July, 2012 - 7:17pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Jim
I replaced original photo with this one looking straight down.
… Peter Cristofono, 15 July, 2012 - 7:48pm login or register to post comments

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