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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Harpalinae » Harpalitae » Galeritini » False Bombardier Beetles (Galerita) » subgenus Progaleritina (Galerita subgenus Progaleritina) » Galerita bicolor
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False Bombardier Beetle - Galerita bicolor
Copyright © 2008 Stephen Durrenberger

False Bombardier Beetle - Galerita bicolor
Hurricane, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA
June 15, 2008
Size: 1.125 inches
Can these beetles pose a problem if they are found inside the house? I have found several of them near my house, recently, and now two inside the house.
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Contributed by Stephen Durrenberger on 16 June, 2008 - 11:24pm
Last updated 4 April, 2024 - 2:56pm

Moved
Moved from False Bombardier Beetles.
… v belov, 17 November, 2009 - 11:06pm login or register to post comments

typo!
moved to genus page.
… Boris Büche, 17 June, 2008 - 2:42am login or register to post comments

 
sorry! fixed it!!
sorry! fixed it!!
… Stephen Durrenberger, 17 June, 2008 - 6:44pm login or register to post comments

Galerita sp.
can't think of any problem. my wife usually nags me about removing bugscreens all around the house, though. other than that... and the smell if you squish a handful...
… v belov, 16 June, 2008 - 11:51pm login or register to post comments

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