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Ground Beetle - Zuphioides americanum
Copyright © 2011 J. Ott

Ground Beetle - Zuphioides americanum
Pearl River County, Mississippi, USA
May 2, 2011
Size: 5mm
Taken in Lindgren trap near blacklight.Id appreciated.Helluomorphoides?
Contributed by J. Ott on 2 May, 2011 - 4:13pm
Last updated 6 May, 2011 - 7:24am

Moved
Moved from Zuphium.
… v belov, 6 May, 2011 - 7:24am

Zuphium americanum
based on my microscopic examination of this specimen which is now a photo-voucher in the P.W.Messer collection. Thanks John for this new species addition to BugGuide. Image shows pronotal hind angles sufficiently strong/projected to be this species and not similar Z. mexicanum.
… Peter W. Messer, 5 May, 2011 - 9:48pm

very nice
very cool looking ground beetle. Love the shape of the pronotum.
… Tim Moyer, 2 May, 2011 - 8:32pm

cool, man...
Moved from Ground Beetles.
… v belov, 2 May, 2011 - 4:26pm

 
Wow,thanks V,bet Peter will be glad to get this
one,hopefully a new species!
… J. Ott, 2 May, 2011 - 4:30pm

 
so i hope, too!
… v belov, 2 May, 2011 - 4:56pm

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