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Stenolophus ochropezus
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Copyright © 2007
tom murray
ground beetle -
Stenolophus ochropezus
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
October 25, 2007
Size: 7mm
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Contributed by
tom murray
on 25 October, 2007 - 7:25pm
Last updated 25 October, 2007 - 10:44pm
Moved
Moved from
Bradycellus congener
. I agree with Peter. This is the most common carabid I see at lights. Distinctive iridescence on elytra but not pronotum. You can slightly see the iridescence here.
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Brad Barnd
, 25 October, 2007 - 10:44pm
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Harpalini : not Bradycellus congener
Bradycellus congener does not exceed 4.8 mm; has dull elytra, has dorsum that is not uniformly black, i.e., lighter brownish color of pronotum and longitudinally along elytral suture. All other "Bradycellus congener" posted on BG suffer from same flaw in identification. Body habitus, pronotal shape, larger size (ca 6 mm), shiny black (should be iridescent elytra), and red-yellow legs are features that reminds me of the very common
Stenolophus ochropezus
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Peter W. Messer
, 25 October, 2007 - 8:21pm
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Thanks Peter and Brad
Should any of the others in Bradycellus congener be moved also?
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tom murray
, 25 October, 2007 - 10:52pm
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Yes, please move current two other "Bradycellus congener"
in Guide to Stenolophus ochropezus. Thanks.
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Peter W. Messer
, 26 October, 2007 - 12:36pm
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