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Carabid beetle - Harpalus

Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
July 6, 2010
Size: >15mm

Contributed by Steve Cho on 28 July, 2010 - 9:21pm
Last updated 3 November, 2013 - 8:59am

Moved

Moved from Harpalini.

… v belov, 3 November, 2013 - 8:59am

weird thing; looks like H. rufipes with black legs

Moved from Ground Beetles.

… v belov, 9 October, 2010 - 3:39pm

K.V. Makarov's opinion:

"Odd. The pronotum looks like H. rufipes but the rest, i'm not sure. Black-legged Pseudoophonus live in Asia but this one doesn't look like those, so this being a melanistic variant is a viable option, but again, i can't be positive."

… v belov, 3 November, 2013 - 8:58am

i suspect he's right

but I've never seen one like this before. Would be an interesting specimen for Peter or another carabid expert to see.

… Brad Barnd, 4 November, 2013 - 11:15pm

i also asked Don Chandler if he's seen such melanic individuals

he promised to check the UNH coll'n

… v belov, 4 November, 2013 - 11:43pm

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… Brad Barnd, 9 August, 2010 - 5:30pm

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