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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Harpalinae » Harpalitae » Harpalini » Anisodactylina » Anisodactylus » Subgenus Anadaptus (Anisodactylus Subgenus Anadaptus) » Anisodactylus sanctaecrucis
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Harpalus sp.? - Anisodactylus sanctaecrucis
Copyright © 2008 tom murray

Harpalus sp.? - Anisodactylus sanctaecrucis
Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
March 21, 2008
Size: 10mm

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Contributed by tom murray on 22 March, 2008 - 5:47am
Last updated 23 March, 2008 - 10:01am

Thanks Peter
Moved from Ground Beetles.
… tom murray, 23 March, 2008 - 10:01am login or register to post comments

Carabidae : Harpalini
is a safe bet. Your initial guess of Harpalus is reasonable but I favor cousin Anisodactylus sanctaecrucis based on pronotal shape, brownish elytra, short metatarsi, and "10 mm". In future please try to get a *perpendicular* shot of entire body plus another closeup *perpendiclar* shot of just pronotum. Your third shot could be an esthetically pleasing one from the side (like yours here). When a side shot is submitted alone, it can make carabid identification quite difficult.
… Peter W. Messer, 22 March, 2008 - 6:29pm login or register to post comments

 
Perpendicular shots added
Peter, are the additional shots good enough to make an identification? I'll try to get these angles on the Carabids from now on.
Thanks for your help.
… tom murray, 22 March, 2008 - 9:54pm login or register to post comments

 
Anisodactylus sanctaecrucis
seems now secure based on your very nice extra shots. Thanks!
… Peter W. Messer, 22 March, 2008 - 10:16pm login or register to post comments

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