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Chlaenius tricolor
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Chlaenius tricolor tricolor
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Copyright © 2010
Bill Johnson
Beetle -
Chlaenius tricolor
Glenwood, Pope County, Minnesota, USA
August 8, 2010
A side view for ID help. Thanks.
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Contributed by
Bill Johnson
on 10 August, 2010 - 2:50pm
Last updated 24 February, 2014 - 10:08am
Moved
Moved from
Chlaenius tricolor
.
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v belov
, 24 February, 2014 - 10:08am
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Moved
Moved from
Chlaenius sericeus
.
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Brad Barnd
, 11 August, 2010 - 1:51pm
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Chlaenius tricolor or related more likely
which differs (in part) from
C. sericeus
by antennomeres 3 & 4 equal and dorsal head glabrous (no setigerous punctures). Size would have helped also (smaller than
C. sericeus
).
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Peter W. Messer
, 11 August, 2010 - 11:55am
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As for the size - if I recall
As for the size - if I recall right, it was in the 12-15mm length. I wondered about the sericeus call because I have photographed that one before, and it's very shiny vivid green, where this one was very dull in color to where I didn't notice the green until the flashes on the camera went off. Hope that info helps.
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Bill Johnson
, 11 August, 2010 - 12:01pm
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Not C. sericeus (subg. Chlaenius),
but a member of subg. Chlaeniellus which includes C. tricolor (shiniest with vivid color contrasts), C. nemoralis (similar contrast but much duller), C. pennsylvanicus (dorsum more evenly green with less contrast), C. brevilabris (need to see labrum emarginated to be sure), and C. impunctifrons (largest up to 15 mm but pronotum should be broader than shown in image).
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Peter W. Messer
, 11 August, 2010 - 12:16pm
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Ground Beetles
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Brad Barnd
, 10 August, 2010 - 3:32pm
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