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Bembidion mimus - Bembidion affine
Copyright © 2011 Tim Moyer

Bembidion mimus - Bembidion affine
Medford, (~25 miles east of Philadelphia, PA) Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
June 18, 2011
Size: 2.7mm (as shown)
This section highlights the microsculpture (or not) on the pronotum. See comments under dorsal image.

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Contributed by Tim Moyer on 3 November, 2011 - 10:01pm
Last updated 19 March, 2023 - 1:40pm

Moved
Moved from Bembidion versicolor.
… Curt Harden, 19 March, 2023 - 1:40pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Subgenus Furcacampa.
… Tim Moyer, 15 November, 2011 - 9:46pm login or register to post comments

Prontoum does indeed show mesh microsculpture (m/s)
so the choice comes down to B. mimis vs B. versicolor. I tentatively favor the latter because the pronotal basal sinuation seems adequately long for that species. Still one would need to study elytral m/s to be sure.
… Peter W. Messer, 4 November, 2011 - 2:59pm login or register to post comments

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