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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Scaritinae » Scaritini » Scarites » Big-headed Ground Beetle (Scarites subterraneus)
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Beetle - Scarites subterraneus
Copyright © 2007 Sam Houston

Beetle - Scarites subterraneus
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
September 23, 2007
Size: 5/8"
I've been trying to get a pic of this guy for a while. I saw one in the soft dirt under a piece of plastic one day but wasn't able to get a picture of it. I've seen these a couple of times since. They like to bury themselves in the soft dirt. I finally had to catch this one. Notice the large mandibles they have. Please help with ID.

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Contributed by Sam Houston on 23 September, 2007 - 12:59pm
Last updated 27 June, 2009 - 11:37pm

Moved
Moved from Scarites.
… v belov, 27 June, 2009 - 11:37pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Scaritinae.
… Brad Barnd, 17 November, 2007 - 11:54pm login or register to post comments

Carabidae : Scaritini : Scarites
Three ground beetle species of Scarites are known in OK of which S. subterraneus is the best fit for size as the other two species are usually larger than 5/8 in. I can't be sure that the image shows the moniliform antennomeres characteristic of S. subterraneus. At any rate, Scarites is badly in need of revision and reliable species keys.
… Peter W. Messer, 23 September, 2007 - 6:58pm login or register to post comments

Looks like something in the s
Looks like something in the subfamily Scaritinae in the ground beetles, maybe even Scarites itself
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 23 September, 2007 - 1:13pm login or register to post comments

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