Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Photo#232981
Small black ground beetle - Helops pernitens

Small black ground beetle - Helops pernitens
Tacoma, Point Defiance Park, Pierce County, Washington, USA
October 11, 2008
Size: around 10mm
Actually found about six feet off the ground on play equipment.

Moved
Moved from Helops.

Moved
Moved from Darkling Beetles.

Moved
Moved from Beetles.

tenebrionid; can't tell which one (prima facie Helops)
i like it; but there are several genera that look similar, even in different subfamilies... Hatch's keys may help

 
Helops.
I agree. Helops is a pretty common genus up there. I'd suggest H. pernitens as the probable species.

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.