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Photo#882233
Beetle - Harpalus

Beetle - Harpalus
Deane, Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
November 20, 2013
Size: 6mm
Found under black belt line used in coal mines.

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Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Calathus sp. (Maybe opaculus)
I'm no expert but I recently found some Calathus and wanted to identify them. This looks similar and is probably Calathus opaculus. Once again, this is a guess. Still, compare:
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not Calathus
this is Harpalus

male Harpalus sp., maybe a Pseudoophonus

 
Beetle
I had to keep looking at both beetles to find the difference.

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