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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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Which Scarites - Scarites subterraneus
Copyright © 2010 roar

Which Scarites - Scarites subterraneus
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
June 5, 2010
Size: 21mm
I'm stuck between Scarites subterraneus and Scarites quadriceps

Larger clearer image at http://bugguide.net/images/raw/LSPQV0PQC02QB0UQVK7KZSNQF0GQPKIKCK4KVK1QCKGKUKSK102QEKKKNK8Q10SK6KQKNK6QO08QJ0.jpg

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Which Scarites - Scarites subterraneus Which Scarites - Scarites subterraneus
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Contributed by roar on 17 June, 2010 - 10:30am
Last updated 20 August, 2018 - 2:37pm

Moved
Moved from Scarites vicinus.
… Curt Harden, 20 August, 2018 - 2:37pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Scarites. If you can, please crop off all the extra white space on each side.
… Brad Barnd, 23 May, 2011 - 3:19am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 20 June, 2010 - 8:27pm login or register to post comments

I'm leaning towards vicinus
since most "quadriceps" specimens are actually vicinus
… roar, 17 June, 2010 - 3:38pm login or register to post comments

Size
could be helpful.
… Brad Barnd, 17 June, 2010 - 1:59pm login or register to post comments

 
done
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… roar, 17 June, 2010 - 2:37pm login or register to post comments

better question...
S. quadriceps or S. vicinus. Genus is a pain for many of us lately. Looking at antennomeres, I think S. subterraneus can be ruled-out.
… Blaine Mathison, 17 June, 2010 - 11:11am login or register to post comments

 
would a pic of the underside help?
?
… roar, 17 June, 2010 - 11:25am login or register to post comments

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