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Platynus - Platynus cincticollis - male
Copyright © 2007 Brad Barnd

Platynus - Platynus cincticollis - Male
Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA
December 14, 2007
Size: 10 mm
Platynus cincticollis. From Lindgren funnel trap in December. Keyed using Liebherr and Will 1996 (reference here).

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Contributed by Brad Barnd on 14 December, 2007 - 8:14pm
Last updated 22 December, 2011 - 11:59am

bait?
do you use bait with your funnel traps, or just catch whatever bumps into them?
Thanks,
Tim
… Tim Moyer, 14 December, 2007 - 10:43pm

 
Ethanol
I use ethanol (for monitoring bark beetles), but often other interesting things find their way in.
… Brad Barnd, 14 December, 2007 - 10:51pm

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