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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Carabinae » Cychrini » Small Snail Eating Beetles (Sphaeroderus) » Sphaeroderus indianae

Species Sphaeroderus indianae

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Remarks · Works Cited
Sphaeroderus indianae Blatchley - Sphaeroderus indianae - male Sphaeroderus indianae - male Sphaeroderus indianae - male Sphaeroderus indianae - female Sphaeroderus indianae ? - Sphaeroderus indianae Sphaeroderus indianae ? - Sphaeroderus indianae
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Adephaga
Family Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Subfamily Carabinae
Tribe Cychrini
Genus Sphaeroderus (Small Snail Eating Beetles)
Species indianae (Sphaeroderus indianae)
Explanation of Names
Sphaeroderus indianae (Blatchley 1910)
Size
11-12mm(1)
Identification
~10 elytral striae. Pronotum scarcely punctate at base, lacking the transverse basal impression usually present in S. stenostomus(1).
Range
IN, KY, MS, OH, TN, VA, WV
Remarks
Rare.
Works Cited
1.An illustrated descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera or beetles (exclusive of the Rhynchophora) known to occur in Indiana.
Blatchley, W. S. 1910. Indianapolis,Nature Pub. Co.
Contributed by v belov on 18 July, 2015 - 5:03pm
Additional contributions by Thrasher
Last updated 13 February, 2016 - 4:33pm

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