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Calosoma sayi Dejean - Calosoma sayi
Copyright © 2012 Mike Quinn

Calosoma sayi Dejean - Calosoma sayi
Dick Nichols District Park, sw. Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
September 24, 2012
Det. M. A. Quinn, 2012

coll'ed at UV light
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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 15 October, 2012 - 2:42pm
Last updated 14 June, 2021 - 12:22am

Mike, why are these Texas specimens
in your SE Arizona beetle survey?
… margarethe brummermann, 4 February, 2014 - 7:29pm login or register to post comments

 
see fine print near top of SEAZ beetle survey page
.
"Note, some beetles were photographed outside of Arizona, but all shown here should occur in AZ."

http://www.texasento.net/AZ_Beetles.html
.
… Mike Quinn, 5 February, 2014 - 9:09am login or register to post comments

No specimen
matching this image was in any of the wet material you sent Mike, including the "Sept 24" subset.
… Peter W. Messer, 25 January, 2013 - 8:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Sorry
I probably released that individual, thinking its det. wasn't in doubt. I'll send you the next one I come across if you like.
… Mike Quinn, 26 January, 2013 - 6:03am login or register to post comments

 
Additional wet carabid material
is always appreciated for my ongoing comparative work. The P.W.Messer reference collection currently holds only one "Calosoma sayi", a female from MS looking for a mate.

Your image does indeed support "Calosoma sayi".
… Peter W. Messer, 26 January, 2013 - 8:37am login or register to post comments

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