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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Scaritinae » Pasimachini » Pasimachus » depressus group (Pasimachus depressus group)
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big headed black beetle - Pasimachus
Copyright © 2015 Carol Clark

big headed black beetle - Pasimachus
Callisburg/ Clark Haven, Cooke County, Texas, USA
April 25, 2015
Size: 2 inches
This very large beetle was carrying a very large grub through the leaf litter under oaks.

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Contributed by Carol Clark on 26 April, 2015 - 7:40pm
Last updated 7 January, 2021 - 8:15pm

Moved
Moved from Pasimachus.
… v belov, 7 January, 2021 - 8:15pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Brad Barnd, 26 April, 2015 - 9:43pm login or register to post comments

Pasimachus genus?
Something in the depressus group, would be my guess. Something like the below image:

… Gary Griswold, 26 April, 2015 - 7:54pm login or register to post comments

 
Oh, good! I had settled on so
Oh, good! I had settled on something in the Pasimachus, depressus group, but have poor beetle ID skills, so wanted to check with others. Thanks!
… Carol Clark, 26 April, 2015 - 8:04pm login or register to post comments

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