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Ground beetle - Scarites

Ground beetle - Scarites
Neesopah Reservoir, Kiowa County, Colorado, USA
May 3, 2015
Size: ~20 mm
Found under a cow pat near the edge of an evaporating reservoir. Overall habitat was degraded rangeland (treeless shortgrass prairie).

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Scarites subterraneus??
Scarites subterraneus is the only species recorded from Colorado by Bousquet 2012. However, I wouldn't necessarily rule out S. lissopterus as its range is nearby (KS, OK, TX, NM, LA). But S. subterraneus is probably the most likely choice.

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