9048240 Harp - Harpalus

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… v belov, 22 April, 2023 - 5:04pm

My gestaltic gut says 'Anisodactylus verticalis'

but I would need either specimen in hand to be sure or higher resolution images and body length for greater confidence. The sharp pronotal hind angles and the relatively prolonged elytra support 'A. verticalis'. The dilated protarsi suggest "male".

… Peter W. Messer, 30 May, 2022 - 9:48am

full size tiffs ore on my new

full size tiffs ore on my new site, this page, https://theearlybirder.net/harpalini

… Rob Curtis, 30 May, 2022 - 9:55am

It didn't help me much.

In fact, I'm now also considering 'Harpalus (Pseudoophonus)'. It would have saved me time by giving me the exact website location of the hi res image instead of my having to wade through a myriad of unrelated images. Otherwise, it's a very nice website. I inserted the male symbol here.

… Peter W. Messer, 30 May, 2022 - 10:06am

Were you viewing on a compute

Were you viewing on a computer or phone? I gave the page, as I had a link to it but not the individual file, but I though, visually a quick scroll down would show it, while on a phone it would be a lot of wading. On a computer also, pressing control +, should make it increasing larger but no help?

… Rob Curtis, 12 June, 2022 - 12:47pm

I'm all over the harpaline map

on this one. I see your harpaline 904824 is already assigned to 'Notiobia sayi' on your website. That may very well be correct. I even considered coppery 'Anisodactylus laetus' -- a very good bet.

Did you physically key this specimen to 'Notiobia sayi'? I consider myself to be an expert in recognizing American harpalines. So here is another example of my frustration with BugGuide tele-identifications when in an instant I could tell you the species with the specimen under a scope.

… Peter W. Messer, 30 May, 2022 - 10:16pm

N. sayi was tenative by Henri

N. sayi was tenative by Henri Goulet. While on Inaturalist Pseudonophus was also suggested.

… Rob Curtis, 12 June, 2022 - 12:48pm

Henri Goulet

is among the few really high-level taxonomists of North America Carabidae so his opinion carries weight. Of course even an expert can be fooled when presented with distant images.

… Peter W. Messer, 12 June, 2022 - 1:43pm