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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Ground and Water Beetles (Adephaga) » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Harpalinae » Pterostichitae » Chlaeniini » Vivid Metallic Ground Beetles (Chlaenius) » subgenus Chlaenius (Chlaenius subgenus Chlaenius) » aestivus group (Chlaenius aestivus group) » Chlaenius aestivus
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Ground Beetle - Chlaenius aestivus
Copyright © 2005 Erik Blosser

Ground Beetle - Chlaenius aestivus
Grantham, Pennsylvania, USA
April 23, 2005
I found a lot of these beetles recently. Is this genus Chlaenius? Also one group was found with several false blister beetles among them. Is this coincidence?
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Contributed by Erik Blosser on 24 April, 2005 - 8:08pm
Last updated 12 May, 2009 - 4:01am

Chlaenius aestivus Say
Moved from Vivid Metallic Ground Beetles.
… v belov, 12 May, 2009 - 4:01am login or register to post comments

Chlaenius-yes
Yes, I believe the pubescence and the punctures on the elytra are distinctive for that genus.

I'll move to guide--ID Request is very busy.

Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina
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