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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Trechinae » Bembidiini » Tachyina » Elaphropus » subgenus Barytachys (Elaphropus subgenus Barytachys) » Elaphropus vernicatus
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tiny beetle - Elaphropus vernicatus
Copyright © 2006 tom murray

tiny beetle - Elaphropus vernicatus
Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
March 11, 2006
Size: 1.5mm
Found under a rock. Any help appreciated.
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Contributed by tom murray on 12 March, 2006 - 12:09am
Last updated 28 March, 2009 - 1:17pm

Moved
Moved from Elaphropus.
… v belov, 28 March, 2009 - 1:17pm login or register to post comments

Elaphropus sp.
I finally looked in the collection, and came up with Elaphropus. The head is deflexed which makes it look a bit odd.
… Donald S. Chandler, 4 April, 2006 - 4:16pm login or register to post comments

edit comment
As long as there isn't a reply under your comment, you can edit it. There isn't a way to delete it though.
… tom murray, 13 March, 2006 - 8:31pm login or register to post comments

Carabidae
I know this one, but it won't come to me, and I can't figure out how to delete the comment!
… Donald S. Chandler, 13 March, 2006 - 8:14pm login or register to post comments

Carabid
This one looks like a little ground beetle that I have seen before, possibly related to:

The elytra are un-striated and it has some good-sized bristles that I can barely see in your photo.
… Jim McClarin, 12 March, 2006 - 6:19am login or register to post comments

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