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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Harpalinae » Pterostichitae » Woodland Ground Beetles (Pterostichini) » Pterostichus » Subgenus Morphnosoma (Pterostichus Subgenus Morphnosoma) » Pterostichus melanarius
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Carabidae ? - Pterostichus melanarius
Copyright © 2016 Danièle Ulrich

Carabidae ? - Pterostichus melanarius
Montcerf, Quebec, Canada
September 23, 2015
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Contributed by Danièle Ulrich on 18 September, 2016 - 11:40am
Last updated 18 February, 2018 - 9:00am

Moved
Moved from Pterostichus.
… Curt Harden, 18 February, 2018 - 9:00am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for your help !
Thanks for your help !
… Alain Hogue, 19 February, 2018 - 12:25pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 19 September, 2016 - 4:48am login or register to post comments

Yes, of the genus Pterostichus
This is a ground beetle in the genus Pterostichus, most closely resembling P. melanarius to my eye. I can't see the pronotum well enough to be sure.
… Sean Perez, 18 September, 2016 - 6:28pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for your guess. I'll
Thanks for your guess. I'll see if I have a pronotum close-up.
… Alain Hogue, 20 September, 2016 - 1:31pm login or register to post comments

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