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Chlaenius amoenus
Copyright © 2015 Curt Harden

Chlaenius amoenus
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Warren County, Virginia, USA
June 24, 2014
Size: 13.9
Pitfall trap in mesic woods, steep rocky slope above stream.
I believe this is C. amoenus. Bell(1) says that this species is most likely to be confused with abnormally small individuals of C. emarginatus. Conveniently, a few very small C. emarginatus were caught at the same trap site (the same 40-meter-square plot).
I've linked thumbnails to the small C. emarginatus under the pictures showing the labrum and pronotum characters.

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Contributed by Curt Harden on 29 March, 2015 - 9:06pm
Last updated 3 April, 2015 - 12:44am

thanks for another addition, Curt
you can now delete the page request

Moved from subgenus Anomoglossus.
… v belov, 3 April, 2015 - 12:44am login or register to post comments

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