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Light edged Black ground beetle?
Copyright © 2009 Robert L. Pearson

Light edged Black ground beetle?
Skull Valley, (WSW of Prescott 10 miles), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
May 12, 2008
Size: 20mm
Sorry margarethe B. : My Dorsal shot turned out out of focus!! Hears an added shot from the side.

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Light edged Black ground beetle? Iron Clad Beetle Light edged Black ground beetle? Light edged Black ground beetle?
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Contributed by Robert L. Pearson on 30 March, 2009 - 5:25pm
Last updated 29 July, 2021 - 3:53pm

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Moved from Zopherus.
… v belov, 29 July, 2021 - 3:53pm login or register to post comments

Too bad, but I'm certain it's Zopherus
- you can tell the difference to Coelocnemis for example by the shorter antenna. If you'd tried to put it on a pin you'd know why it's called 'iron clad'. I bend a no 3 steel pin in one of those. So you can at least move it to the genus page.
… margarethe brummermann, 31 March, 2009 - 12:49am login or register to post comments

 
:-(
Well, I thought it was a bit "skinny" to be a Coelocnemis, but without the dorsal shot it was hard to tell conclusively....
… Eric R. Eaton, 31 March, 2009 - 3:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Zopherus
Thanks Margarethe. It resembles the Big Bend specimen.
… Robert L. Pearson, 31 March, 2009 - 8:47am login or register to post comments

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