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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Trechinae » Bembidiini » Tachyina » Elaphropus » subgenus Barytachys (Elaphropus subgenus Barytachys)
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Carabidae - Elaphropus
Copyright © 2015 Chris Hartley

Carabidae - Elaphropus
Chesterfield, Faust Park, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA
April 14, 2015
Size: 2.5mm
Much smaller beetle, and this is the best image I could come up with. Still trying to improve my technique with the really little guys. I can add other angles later if helpful. Thanks.
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Contributed by Chris Hartley on 18 October, 2015 - 4:07pm
Last updated 20 May, 2023 - 3:53pm

Moved
Moved from Elaphropus.
… Curt Harden, 20 May, 2023 - 3:53pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ground Beetles.
… Chris Hartley, 30 November, 2015 - 12:44pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… Brad Barnd, 21 October, 2015 - 2:36am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Chris Hartley, 20 October, 2015 - 11:03am login or register to post comments

Elaphropus perhaps?
To me this specimen looks to be of the genus Elaphropus. The small size, shinyness, single well impressed stria 1, and the general convexity, lead me to such. This is just the humble opinion of an amateur although!
… Sean Perez, 19 October, 2015 - 12:17am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
This looks like a good match. Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, I don't know the carabids well myself, so I'll move it over to beetles so hopefully more people will see and comment.
… Chris Hartley, 20 October, 2015 - 11:02am login or register to post comments

 
Sean's right
Definitely an Elaphropus.
… Curt Harden, 29 November, 2015 - 9:00am login or register to post comments

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