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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Carabinae » Carabini » Carabus » European Ground Beetle (Carabus nemoralis)
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Carabus sylvosus028 - Carabus nemoralis
Copyright © 2006 Steve Nanz

Carabus sylvosus028 - Carabus nemoralis
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
December 30, 2005
Carabus sylvosus perhaps?
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Contributed by Steve Nanz on 2 January, 2006 - 5:10am
Last updated 15 July, 2010 - 7:04am

Moved
Moved from Carabus.
… Steve Nanz, 28 November, 2007 - 3:49am login or register to post comments

Right genus.
I'm not well-versed in this genus, though. Does C. nemoralis occur in New York. It is a common urban species in Oregon....
… Eric R. Eaton, 4 January, 2006 - 2:29pm login or register to post comments

 
You're probably right.
I'd think C. nemoralis is in all northern states since CBIF has it across all of southern Canada although the Peterson "Beetles" field guide says that they were introduced from Europe to the Midwest and West Coast.

I went for C. sylvosus because I found it under a log in the woods and not in a cultivated habitat. Also, it was all black except for a a little bluish green on the edges of the pronotum as opposed to a violet tint throughout. Since the woods were in a park and it was winter, habitat was probably not an issue. I have no idea about the color being important.

Given that it was in a park, I'd guess that C. nemoralis is more likely.
… Steve Nanz, 5 January, 2006 - 3:44am login or register to post comments

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