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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Harpalinae » Pterostichitae » Chlaeniini » Vivid Metallic Ground Beetles (Chlaenius) » subgenus Lithochlaenius (Chlaenius subgenus Lithochlaenius) » Chlaenius prasinus
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Chlaenius prasinus - female
Copyright © 2014 Jesse Ray

Chlaenius prasinus - Female
under cobble along North Bosque River - CR 248 bridge crossing at HWY 6 intersection, Erath County, Texas, USA
June 20, 2012
Size: about 17mm
I believe this to be Chlaenius prasinus, which is not yet in the guide.

Keyed using Bell monograph, run through Bousquet 2010 and it keyed to C. prasinus as well.

Key traits include lateral margin of elytra rounded into basal margin - not angular, disc of pronotum entirely punctate, head with erect dorsal setae and mentum toothed.

If I need to provide any further traits or information for the identification please let me know.
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Contributed by Jesse Ray on 17 February, 2014 - 4:58pm
Last updated 27 December, 2017 - 1:13pm

Moved tentatively; will seek confirmation
thanks again, Jesse.

Moved from Vivid Metallic Ground Beetles.
… v belov, 18 February, 2014 - 10:46am login or register to post comments

 
Chleanius prasinus is consistent with posted
data, observed characters, and my comparison of the image with specimens at hand.
… Peter W. Messer, 18 February, 2014 - 12:55pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks v
Hopefully an expert can confirm the identification - I have a few more trays of Chlaenius to sort through so maybe I will find a few more to add.
… Jesse Ray, 18 February, 2014 - 10:58am login or register to post comments

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