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Chlaenius sericeus - male
Copyright © 2007 Cotinis

Chlaenius sericeus - Male
Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
September 29, 2007
Size: 14 mm
Detail of head and front legs--it was grooming, showing the front tarsomeres 1-3 of male are dilated, have spongy underside, presumably used in mating (1) (2)--a characteristic of genus Chlaenius.

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Contributed by Cotinis on 9 October, 2007 - 7:04pm
Last updated 20 October, 2007 - 9:05am

Chlaenius sericeus
Close enough to South Carolina, I ran images and fact "14mm" through Ciegler's key & descriptions and also came up with Chlaenius sericeus as most likely. Good call also on the male gender.
… Peter W. Messer, 9 October, 2007 - 8:56pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, more images
I'm adding some more images and information to the guide page, further confirming the identification. (This species is not particularly difficult to identify, but it is nice to understand the descriptions for something which I feel sure of the identity.)
… Cotinis, 10 October, 2007 - 9:08am login or register to post comments

 
BG readers will enjoy and learn
from your annotated images.
… Peter W. Messer, 10 October, 2007 - 5:48pm login or register to post comments

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