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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Elaphrinae » Marsh Ground Beetles (Elaphrus)
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Strange tiger - Elaphrus
Copyright © 2008 Sean McCann

Strange tiger - Elaphrus
Coquitlam, Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada
June 29, 2008
Size: 10mm
On a muddy bank of a pond.
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Contributed by Sean McCann on 29 June, 2008 - 11:15pm
Last updated 30 June, 2008 - 7:19am

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Thanks! I had not seen one before.
… Sean McCann, 30 June, 2008 - 7:18am login or register to post comments

Elaphrus sp.
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… v belov, 29 June, 2008 - 11:18pm login or register to post comments

 
note
Elaphrus is actually in a different subfamily than Tiger Beetles, Elaphrini, but they look remarkably similar. It's also good to not that I think they're much less often encountered and this is an exceptionally good image of one. Thanks for the contribution (in addition to the huge number of things you've already contributed that is)!
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 29 June, 2008 - 11:44pm login or register to post comments

 
subfamiliy Elaphrinae, tribe Elaphrini, genus Elaphrus
are the designations used by most taxonomists.
… Peter W. Messer, 30 June, 2008 - 8:51am login or register to post comments

 
'less often encountered'
maybe it's true in some areas, but where i come from they are very common [at least 3 spp], unlike tiger beetles, who are just rare -- because Elaphrus are rather cool-climate guys while tiger beetles get more diverse and abundant as it gets warmer
… v belov, 30 June, 2008 - 12:22am login or register to post comments

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