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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Scaritinae » Scaritini » Scarites » Big-headed Ground Beetle (Scarites subterraneus)
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Mystery Bug - Scarites subterraneus
Copyright © 2009 D Hanson

Mystery Bug - Scarites subterraneus
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
November 10, 2009
Size: 17mm
Feisty creature that I caught zipping around my finished basement. The basement is mostly insect-free, except for the occasional spider, and two of these things. What is it? The shell says "beetle" to me.
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Contributed by D Hanson on 16 November, 2009 - 2:42pm
Last updated 17 November, 2009 - 5:58pm

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… margarethe brummermann, 17 November, 2009 - 5:58pm login or register to post comments

Scarites subterraneus, i would say
this is a ground beetle, an accidental visitor
compare
… v belov, 16 November, 2009 - 2:50pm login or register to post comments

 
concur
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… Blaine Mathison, 16 November, 2009 - 6:22pm login or register to post comments

 
Species Scarites subterraneus
Species Scarites subterraneus - Big-headed Ground Beetle? Wow, Thanks. I found similar pictures using your identification. I was initially afraid that I was looking at a monster termite. I'll let the big guy go to terrorize other insects now.
… D Hanson, 16 November, 2009 - 2:59pm login or register to post comments

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