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Vivid Metallic Ground Beetle (Chlaenius spp.) - Chlaenius tricolor - male
Copyright © 2009 Daniel Neal

Vivid Metallic Ground Beetle (Chlaenius spp.) - Chlaenius tricolor - Male
~ 7 mi W of Galt, Sacramento County, California, USA
February 28, 2009
Found under bark of recently felled cottonwood. Higher resolution (1024 pixels wide) scan available on request.
"Thirteen species and two subspecies are known from California." Field Guide to Beetles of California, Evans and Hogue, p.61. This specimen is not one of the two highlighted in this field guide.
I didn't note any specific smell when collecting it.
Contributed by Daniel Neal on 4 March, 2009 - 4:20pm
Last updated 23 December, 2017 - 9:39pm

Moved
Moved from subgenus Chlaeniellus.
… v belov, 23 December, 2017 - 9:39pm

Moved
Moved from Vivid Metallic Ground Beetles.
… v belov, 23 April, 2011 - 9:33pm

Chlaenius sp.; doubt C. nemoralis
which should have pronotum narrower and with duller metallic luster than what is shown in image. Furthermore, published western limit for C. nemoralis is SD-OK-TX.
… Peter W. Messer, 4 March, 2009 - 11:47pm

 
Thanks for the feedback Peter
Thanks for the feedback Peter! I plan on visiting the UC Davis collection sometime in the next two weeks to try to ID this specimen.
… Daniel Neal, 5 March, 2009 - 11:13am

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