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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Harpalinae » Pterostichitae » Seed-Eating Ground Beetles (Zabrini) » Seed-Eating Ground Beetles (Amara) » subgenus Amara (Amara subgenus Amara)
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Amara ovata (if not eurynota) - Amara
Copyright © 2017 Conrad Vispo

Amara ovata (if not eurynota) - Amara
Hurley, Ulster County, New York, USA
June 9, 2017
Size: ca. 9mm
Based on 3 apical setae, simple protibial spur, presence of parascutellar seta, all dark legs, faint medial impression on pronotum and apparent lack of carina on antennomere 2; distinctive characteristics according to Bousquet 2010. Pronotal posterior angle does seem to be somewhat projected (as in A. eurynota), but I'm guessing that it's not enough to consider it that species. Dissenting opinions welcome.
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Contributed by Conrad Vispo on 10 June, 2017 - 3:00pm
Last updated 10 June, 2017 - 4:43pm

yeah, must defer it to the experts
not eurynota, that's for sure

Moved from Seed-Eating Ground Beetles.
… v belov, 10 June, 2017 - 4:43pm login or register to post comments

 
why not?
I am NOT disagreeing with you, but having spent a while working this final couplet in Bousquet and looking at images, I was curious what immediately tells you it's not eurynota. Thanks for your input.
… Conrad Vispo, 11 June, 2017 - 5:56am login or register to post comments

 
eurynota is a familiar beast
it was quite common where i grew up, and one of rather distinctive, easily recognizable species
… v belov, 11 June, 2017 - 7:06am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks.
I appreciate gestalt, but obviously not a species for which I have that. Thanks for the input, I'm putting it down as A. ovata for now.
… Conrad Vispo, 17 June, 2017 - 9:09am login or register to post comments

Moved for expert review to Amara
Moved from ID Request.
… Blaine Mathison, 10 June, 2017 - 4:10pm login or register to post comments

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