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Chlaenius tricolor Dejean - Chlaenius tricolor
Copyright © 2012 Mike Quinn

Chlaenius tricolor Dejean - Chlaenius tricolor
Brackenridge Field Laboratory (BFL), University of Texas at Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
June 18, 1999
Det. P. W. Messer, 2013

coll'ed by J.E. Gillaspy via BL trap

spmn in the UTIC, Austin, TX
Contributed by Mike Quinn on 30 September, 2012 - 11:46am
Last updated 29 November, 2021 - 12:06pm

Moved
Moved from Chlaenius tricolor.
… v belov, 24 February, 2014 - 10:20am

Moved
Moved from Chlaenius oxygonus.
… Mike Quinn, 1 September, 2013 - 12:14am

I prefer Chlaenius tricolor tricolor
as the pronotum is quite shiny; pronotum should be dull in C. oxygonus and has different shape; compare to your other posted apparently true C. oxygonus (det Riley).
… Peter W. Messer, 31 August, 2013 - 8:37am

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