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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Staphylinoidea » Carrion Beetles (Silphidae) » Thanatophilus » Northern Carrion Beetle (Thanatophilus lapponicus)
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Northern Carrion Beetle? - Thanatophilus lapponicus
Copyright © 2006 Lynette Elliott

Northern Carrion Beetle? - Thanatophilus lapponicus
Thompson Falls, Sanders County, Montana, USA
September 24, 2006
Photoshopped a different head to this shot to get a better focus on the antennae.
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Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 21 October, 2006 - 9:35am
Last updated 21 October, 2006 - 12:07pm

Moved
Thanks Jim. I took the other shot from MT, but wasn't sure if there is anything close in the same genus.
… Lynette Elliott, 21 October, 2006 - 12:07pm login or register to post comments

 
Here are the Thanatophilus species:
Those in bold are already on bugguide.

T. color*adensis Wickham 1902. Rare, alpine, found in montane tundra habitats (above tree line). Can be confused with T. lapponica. No Web images.

T. lapponica Herbst 1793. Common, found in many habitats including temperate & forested. Can be confused with T. colora*densis.

T. sa*gax Mannerheim 1853. No Web images.

T. tritube*rculata Kirby 1837. No Web images.

T. trun*cata Say 1823 Smooth, all-black, with squared-off elytra.

I would say that, unless you found yours above the timberline, it's almost certainly T. lapponica. Did you find it on carrion? If so, what kind?
… Jim McClarin, 21 October, 2006 - 4:08pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
this one was definitely below the treeline. I didn't find it on anything, but the most common thing in the area (I think) would be dead whitetail deer.
… Lynette Elliott, 21 October, 2006 - 7:16pm login or register to post comments

Thanatophilus lapponicus
Compare. I see we have this species already posted from Montana, plus Washington.
… Jim McClarin, 21 October, 2006 - 10:20am login or register to post comments

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