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Carpet beetle - Harpalus rufipes
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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Carpet beetle - Harpalus rufipes Oblique - Harpalus rufipes Elytron - Harpalus rufipes Fringe of hairs - Harpalus rufipes Right, rear corner of pronotum - Harpalus rufipes
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

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.
… Peter W. Messer, 8 October, 2011 - 8:45am

Moved
Moved from Ground Beetles.
… John F. Carr, 6 November, 2010 - 11:58am

indeed, at least same subgenus as H. penn.
would like an oblique to lateral view at the elytra -- just in case
… v belov, 5 November, 2010 - 7:24pm

 
Pronotum
Based on Peter Messer's comment on my last such beetle(1) 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.
… John F. Carr, 5 November, 2010 - 7:38pm

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