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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Harpalinae » Harpalitae » Harpalini » Harpalina » Selenophorus » subgenus Selenophorus (Selenophorus subgenus Selenophorus) » Selenophorus opalinus
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Beetle - Selenophorus opalinus
Copyright © 2015 Robert Lord Zimlich

Beetle - Selenophorus opalinus
Mobile (Dog River), Mobile County, Alabama, USA
July 29, 2015
Size: ~11mm
Adds July datapoint for Alabama

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Contributed by Robert Lord Zimlich on 30 July, 2015 - 3:27am
Last updated 6 January, 2016 - 3:37pm

Moved to Selenophorus opalinus
Moved from Harpalus.
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 6 January, 2016 - 3:36pm login or register to post comments

Selenophorus opalinus?
This reminds me of Selenophorus opalinus which I had ran into quite a bit while working in Alabama (though much further north than Mobile).

The iridescencent elytra is a good clue, though seeing micropunctures on the 5th stria is really helpful in determining that genus.

I noticed you have a picture of Selenophorus opalinus posted on bugguide which was identified by Peter here: http://bugguide.net/node/view/826337/bgpage

Let me know what you think. Cool picture!
… Sean Perez, 6 January, 2016 - 10:19am login or register to post comments

 
Selenophorus opalinus indeed
clinched by seriate punctures visible in elytral stria #2 plus large size.
… Peter W. Messer, 6 January, 2016 - 2:06pm login or register to post comments

Moved tentatively
Moved from Beetles.
… v belov, 30 July, 2015 - 10:38am login or register to post comments

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