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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Scaritinae » Scaritini » Scarites » Big-headed Ground Beetle (Scarites subterraneus)
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Ground Beetle - Scarites subterraneus
Copyright © 2011 Peter Cristofono

Ground Beetle - Scarites subterraneus
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
July 11, 2011
Size: 18 mm

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Contributed by Peter Cristofono on 11 July, 2011 - 10:31pm
Last updated 12 July, 2011 - 12:13am

Moved
Moved from Beetles.

Smaller size suggestive of S. subterraneus, but does not necessarily exclude the usually larger S. vicinus. However, antennal segments appear to be more squarish than rectangular, which is indicative of S. subterraneus.
… Brad Barnd, 12 July, 2011 - 12:13am login or register to post comments

Scarites sp.
To tell species, we need a size measurement, a good view of the antennae, and possibly a ventral view.
… Brad Barnd, 11 July, 2011 - 10:49pm login or register to post comments

 
Measurement
The beetle is gone, but I was able to measure the red debris on the left in the photo (8 mm), and calculate that the beetle was 18 mm long.
… Peter Cristofono, 11 July, 2011 - 11:26pm login or register to post comments

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