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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Carabinae » Cychrini » Scaphinotus » subgenus Maronetus (Scaphinotus subgenus Maronetus) » Scaphinotus debilis
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Scaphinotus debilis - Scaphinotus debilis - male
Copyright © 2016 Sean Perez

Scaphinotus debilis - Scaphinotus debilis - Male
The Great Smoky Mountains, North Carolina, USA
August 15, 1994
Size: ~13mm
This specimen is housed at the Twin Creeks Science Center. The determination of Scaphinotus debilis was made by Van den Berghe. It was caught in a pitfall trap and dated "VIII 1994" which I assume means August 1994, but could refer to something else perhaps?

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Contributed by Sean Perez on 9 April, 2016 - 7:41pm
Last updated 11 April, 2016 - 7:50pm

Sweet!
Moved from subgenus Maronetus.
… Curt Harden, 11 April, 2016 - 7:50pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from subgenus Maronetus.
… Curt Harden, 11 April, 2016 - 7:50pm login or register to post comments

The date that got entered
is April 9, 1994 which doesn't fit with your description of August. Pitfall traps are usually out for a while, so if August is the correct month, putting in a date of the 15th or so shouldn't be unlikely.
… john and jane balaban, 9 April, 2016 - 10:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Removed
I removed the date so anyone interested can make their own opinion on it. Thanks for the catch. I didn't realize only putting in the year would automatically add the current day of the year.
… Sean Perez, 9 April, 2016 - 10:27pm login or register to post comments

 
Date
I think you should definitely enter August 1994. No question what that label means from a pitfall trap surgery. Thanks for the nice image!
… Frank Guarnieri, 10 April, 2016 - 9:40am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Sounds like there is some consensus on the roman numberal dating system, I'll re-edit haha. I'll be posting a few more images of other Scaph species from the Smokies not yet on bugguide a bit later today.

Thanks for the compliment. I've much appreciated your well placed specimens and fantastic photos Frank!
… Sean Perez, 10 April, 2016 - 9:51am login or register to post comments

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