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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Patrobinae » Patrobini » Diplous » Diplous californicus
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Ground beetle - Diplous californicus
Copyright © 2011 Andrew McKorney

Ground beetle - Diplous californicus
Ohanapecosh river bank, Lewis County, Washington, USA
September 10, 2011
Size: ~15 mm
Found this ground beetle right near water under rock.
Need help with ID. Thanks!

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Contributed by Andrew McKorney on 12 September, 2011 - 1:17am
Last updated 12 September, 2011 - 10:26am

Diplous californicus (Mots.)
It's a Diplous- habitat and overall habitus fit the genus well. Also none of the Hyherpes pterostichines have dorsal elytral punctures. Members of this group are usually found on creek/river banks. Based on large size, black appendages and pronotal shape, I'm confident that this is D. californicaus..Nice find!
… Tim Loh, 12 September, 2011 - 10:26am login or register to post comments

 
My first guess was...
Pterostichus, but the habitat and the shape of the body did not make me feel confident even about the genus level.
Thanks a lot, Tim! Great work!
… Andrew McKorney, 14 September, 2011 - 2:00am login or register to post comments

 
neat...
boy did i screw this one up! a big-time shimatta indeed...
… v belov, 12 September, 2011 - 10:29am login or register to post comments

Tim may know sp.
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 12 September, 2011 - 2:55am login or register to post comments

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