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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Scaritinae » Scaritini » Scarites » quadriceps or vicinus (Scarites quadriceps or vicinus)
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Scarites
Copyright © 2009 Andrew Williams

Scarites
Overland Park, Johnson County, Kansas, USA
May 30, 2009
Scarites sp.
Here's what I found in the guide as possibilities based on location. Can post blowups of any body parts needed to get to ID.

S. lissopterus - KS, NM, OK, TX
S. quadriceps - eastern US plus Ontario: NJ to FL to TX to SD to ON

S. subterraneus - Ontario and most of US except northwestern states (the antennae segments don't match subterraneus, posting a blowup.)

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Contributed by Andrew Williams on 1 June, 2009 - 3:20pm
Last updated 23 May, 2011 - 2:20am

Moved
Moved from Scarites quadriceps.

Either vicinus or quadriceps, but cannot tell without view of underside. See genus info page for species information.
… Brad Barnd, 23 May, 2011 - 2:20am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Scarites.
… v belov, 13 September, 2009 - 10:12pm login or register to post comments

Scarites quadriceps most likely
based on combination of relatively large size ("> 1 inch"); relatively elongated antennomeres; well defined elytral striae even laterally (vanishing in S. lissopterus); location. Look for a provisional key to the confusing North American Scarites which I will soon compose and deposit under the Scarites genus page of BugGuide.
… Peter W. Messer, 27 June, 2009 - 12:31pm login or register to post comments

 
thanks Peter
I really appreciate the help, and will look of the new key.
… Andrew Williams, 27 June, 2009 - 12:37pm login or register to post comments

antennae, S. quadriceps, S. subterraneus
… Andrew Williams, 27 June, 2009 - 9:04am login or register to post comments

Length?
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… Skip Blanchard, 1 June, 2009 - 5:18pm login or register to post comments

 
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Approx 1 to 1 1/8 inches from mandible tip to butt. Didn't have a ruler, but it was recent enough that I'm pretty sure. Does that help?
… Andrew Williams, 1 June, 2009 - 6:32pm login or register to post comments

 
Try always to include body length
with all your image submissions. That will increases your chances of accurate identification. I strongly recommend that you actually measure in mm scale (not inches). However, if only an "estimate" in terms of mm scale, then please say so.
… Peter W. Messer, 27 June, 2009 - 12:22pm login or register to post comments

 
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Thanks for looking at this. Am I stuck on the ID, where it could be either S. lissopterus or S. quadriceps? The antennae are not diagnostic, or rough size est.? Do you know the size range for adult of the two that appear to be the candidates? I might be able to tell if I had that info. but guide has nothing for S. lissopterus.
… Andrew Williams, 27 June, 2009 - 12:31pm login or register to post comments

 
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Found another Scarites last night that was about 30% smaller. I'd call this particular one large, definitely larger of the two.
… Andrew Williams, 19 June, 2009 - 5:49pm login or register to post comments

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