Ground Beetle - Anisodactylus binotatus

Moved

Moved from Anisodactylus similis.

… Connor E.J. Graham, 13 September, 2023 - 8:01pm

This specimen is Anisodactylu

This specimen is Anisodactylus binotatus, not similis

… Connor E.J. Graham, 9 August, 2023 - 11:34am

Moved tentatively; looks like a better match

Moved from Anisodactylus nigrita.

… v belov, 22 February, 2021 - 2:58pm

Moved

Moved from Anisodactylus.

… Tim Loh, 3 June, 2010 - 2:21pm

cool.

… v belov, 3 June, 2010 - 2:24pm

Moved tentatively

Moved from ID Request.

… v belov, 2 June, 2010 - 8:11am

plain dorsal view critical -- esp. pronotal closeup

cautious guess, 'something in the Pterostichini'

… v belov, 1 June, 2010 - 7:56pm

Ground Beetle ID

I added a few more pic. Hope this helps
jake

… Jake Hurlbert, 1 June, 2010 - 9:34pm

thanks--

the pronotum might (i so wish to see it sharper!)
the ventral view is hardly useful, though. you see, there are maybe 3 dozen pterostichine spp. in your area (out of a few hundred carabids) -- and many differ very subtly, one has to spend years looking at them before being able to distinguish most species without dissection
that's why you need shots like this to reasonably expect a name in this group:

(the first image shows a preserved and pre-IDed specimen)
so basically the best way is to collect those black ground beetles and ship to an expert -- great many carabid pages in the Guide show specimens examined by specialists

… v belov, 1 June, 2010 - 10:09pm

Ground Beetle

I have added the pronotum pictures. Hope this helps. I realize that there are many species. So If you are staying with Pterostichini, That should be sufficient. Thanks,

… Jake Hurlbert, 2 June, 2010 - 6:04am