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Carabidae - Dicaelus ambiguus
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Carabidae - Dicaelus ambiguus
Deane, Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
May 5, 2014
Size: 22mm
Found in leaf litter.

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Contributed by Lisa I. on 5 May, 2014 - 9:53pm
Last updated 25 July, 2016 - 5:11pm

Dicaelus ambiguus LaFerte-Senectere, male
Moved from Notched-mouth Ground Beetles. ID'd from specimen, now a photo-voucher. Thanks Lisa!

Took me awhile to key this one, as I hadn't seen it before. Befuddled me for a bit. The additional specimen was a female of the same species.
… Brad Barnd, 17 May, 2014 - 12:13am

Moved
Moved from Ground Beetles.
… Brad Barnd, 5 May, 2014 - 10:23pm

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