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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Harpalinae » Harpalitae » Galeritini » False Bombardier Beetles (Galerita) » subgenus Progaleritina (Galerita subgenus Progaleritina) » Galerita bicolor
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Beetle for ID - Galerita bicolor
Copyright © 2012 alrad2002

Beetle for ID - Galerita bicolor
La Plata, Charles County, Maryland, USA
April 14, 2012
Size: Body is approx 10cm
Initially we were thinking false blister beetle, but body is a bit more rounded and head a bit more ant-like. Any ideas? Thanks!
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Contributed by alrad2002 on 14 April, 2012 - 8:12am
Last updated 14 April, 2012 - 6:02pm

Moved/cropped
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 14 April, 2012 - 6:02pm login or register to post comments

size error?
10cm is 4 inches!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
… Larry de March, 14 April, 2012 - 1:54pm login or register to post comments

Thank you, all!
Good to know......how cool it is to learn about our local neighbors!

Back into the woods he (she?) goes!
… alrad2002, 14 April, 2012 - 12:40pm login or register to post comments

Galerita bicolor I believe
This is a species of Galerita, I would say G. bicolor but I'd wait for confirmation on that.
… Eric Moody, 14 April, 2012 - 9:52am login or register to post comments

 
G. bicolor is correct
… Brad Barnd, 14 April, 2012 - 11:49am login or register to post comments

ground beetle
Family Carabidae..
… Guy A. Hanley, 14 April, 2012 - 9:52am login or register to post comments

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