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Strawberry Seed Beetle (Harpalus rufipes)
Photo#470083
Copyright © 2010
John F. Carr
Carpet beetle -
Harpalus rufipes
Boxborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
November 5, 2010
Size: 15 mm
Although I found it on a carpet indoors, it looks more like
Harpalus pennsylvanicus
than a carpet beetle. I can add more photos.
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Contributed by
John F. Carr
on 5 November, 2010 - 7:15pm
Last updated 8 October, 2011 - 10:16am
Moved
Moved from
Subgenus Pseudoophonus
.
…
John F. Carr
, 8 October, 2011 - 10:16am
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Harpalus rufipes
is my image-based opinion supported (in part) by subg.
Pseudoophonus
showing dense punctae/pubescence over entire elytra AND pronotum with basal groove poorly defined (interrupted by punctae) AND pronotal hind angle
sharp
.
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Peter W. Messer
, 8 October, 2011 - 8:45am
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Moved
Moved from
Ground Beetles
.
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John F. Carr
, 6 November, 2010 - 11:58am
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indeed, at least same subgenus as H. penn.
would like an oblique to lateral view at the elytra -- just in case
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v belov
, 5 November, 2010 - 7:24pm
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Pronotum
Based on Peter Messer's comment on my last such beetle
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I thought the punctate pronotum was enough for species ID. I can add a closeup of the pronotum but I think it's adequately visible here.
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John F. Carr
, 5 November, 2010 - 7:38pm
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