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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Harpalinae » Harpalitae » Harpalini » Harpalina » Harpalus » Subgenus Megapangus (Harpalus Subgenus Megapangus) » Murky Ground Beetle (Harpalus caliginosus)
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Murky Ground Beetle - Harpalus caliginosus
Copyright © 2010 Andrew Williams

Murky Ground Beetle - Harpalus caliginosus
Overland Park, Johnson County, Kansas, USA
September 19, 2008
Large - XL, ground beetle if Harpalus
I have a view where you can see the elytra slightly more/better
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Contributed by Andrew Williams on 31 January, 2010 - 11:58am
Last updated 31 January, 2010 - 1:07pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Andrew Williams, 31 January, 2010 - 1:07pm login or register to post comments

Harpalus...
yes. But please define 'XL'...such terms are relative. If around or over 25mm (1 inch) then yes, most-likely H. caliginosus.
… Blaine Mathison, 31 January, 2010 - 12:35pm login or register to post comments

 
25 mm plus
Sorry, I hadn't measured it at the time, but remember it well. I'd say at least an inch long, if not slightly bigger.
… Andrew Williams, 31 January, 2010 - 12:58pm login or register to post comments

 
H. cali sounds fine
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… v belov, 31 January, 2010 - 12:59pm login or register to post comments

 
thanks Blaine and V
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… Andrew Williams, 31 January, 2010 - 1:08pm login or register to post comments

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