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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Harpalinae » Pterostichitae » Woodland Ground Beetles (Pterostichini) » Poecilus » lucublandus group (Poecilus lucublandus group) » Poecilus lucublandus
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Ground beetle - Poecilus lucublandus
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

Ground beetle - Poecilus lucublandus
Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
September 24, 2004
Size: 1/2"
Is it possible to tell what Carabidae this is from a photo ?
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Contributed by tom murray on 27 March, 2005 - 6:27pm
Last updated 12 July, 2005 - 9:15pm

Poecilus lucublandus
This is the distinctive pterostichine, Poecilus lucublandus, which has made a couple of appearances on the guide so far.

Matt
… Matthew L. Gimmel, 12 July, 2005 - 8:57pm login or register to post comments

 
Poecilus lucublandus
Thanks for the ID Matt.
… tom murray, 17 July, 2005 - 8:47pm login or register to post comments

Guess
Pterostichus or Amara?
… Lynette Elliott, 27 March, 2005 - 7:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Probably neither.
In general, Amara are much more elliptical, and smaller (I'm guessing at the size a bit). Pterostichus generally have the pronotum constricted behind, such that the elytral bases are much wider than the hind edge of the pronotum.
… Eric R. Eaton, 28 March, 2005 - 3:53pm login or register to post comments

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