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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Harpalinae » Harpalitae » Flat-horned Ground Beetles (Helluonini) » Flat-horned Ground Beetles (Helluomorphoides) » Helluomorphoides clairvillei
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Helluomorphoides clairvillei
Copyright © 2007 Jeff Hollenbeck

Helluomorphoides clairvillei
10 Mile Creek, Gordy Rd., St. Lucie County, Florida, USA
May 12, 2007
Size: ~20mm

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Contributed by Jeff Hollenbeck on 13 May, 2007 - 7:26pm
Last updated 19 May, 2007 - 4:14pm

Moved
Moved from Ground Beetles.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 19 May, 2007 - 4:13pm login or register to post comments

Carabidae
Either Paussinae: Ozaenini, as proposed by Eric, or a species of Harpalinae: Helluo*morphoides?

Pronotum densely punctured seems not to fit first possibility,
body appearing glabrous (worn off?) not the second.

No Ozaenini listed for Florida, and only 2 sp. of Helluo*morphoides. If from that genus, has to be H.clairvillei then, because 2nd species is bicoloured.
… Boris Büche, 18 May, 2007 - 5:30am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Boris.
I believe that is it. Occurs on Florida east coast, and I noticed an odd odor when I picked it up to prevent an escape, which was likely the defensive spray.
Also very similar appearence to this species.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 19 May, 2007 - 4:05pm login or register to post comments

Maybe...
Dead Log Beetle family Pythidae?
… Stephen Schueman, 14 May, 2007 - 5:46pm login or register to post comments

 
Not a pythid.
Not a pythid.
… Joe, Entomologist (in training), 14 May, 2007 - 11:53pm login or register to post comments

I'm stumped
Something in Lebiini perhaps?
… Joe, Entomologist (in training), 13 May, 2007 - 8:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Carabidae.
I believe this IS a ground beetle (family Carabidae), and pretty sure it is in the primitive subfamily Paussinae. Very weird beetles indeed! Nice find!
… Eric R. Eaton, 15 May, 2007 - 4:19pm login or register to post comments

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