Detail of head, pronotum. Quoting from
Key to Florida Ground Beetles key of genus
Calosoma vs.
Carabus: Antennal segments 2 and 3 carinate (ridged). Mandibles with transverse rugosities, at least basally. --->
Calosoma
These characters appear to be visible here.
At the species level--quoting from Ciegler, Ground Beetles of South Carolina, p. 27
(1):
4(1) Pronotum with setigerous puncture near hind angle; lateral raised bead of pronotum sharply defined inwardly for its entire length---> C. sayi
Pronotum without basal setigerous puncture but with usual lateral one at midline; lateral bead obscure, at least basally ---> 5 (C. externum, C. calidum)
Compare pronotum of presumed C. sayi below:
Contributed by
Cotinis on 21 September, 2004 - 11:50pm
Last updated 1 August, 2005 - 5:43pm