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Black & red beetle - Galerita janus
Copyright © 2014 Britta Dace Muiznieks

Black & red beetle - Galerita janus
Buxton, Dare County, North Carolina, USA
May 28, 2014
Very active fast moving beetle!

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Contributed by Britta Dace Muiznieks on 29 May, 2014 - 10:38am
Last updated 29 May, 2014 - 6:35pm

Moved
Moved from subgenus Progaleritina.
… v belov, 29 May, 2014 - 6:35pm login or register to post comments

Galerita janus is my best photographic guess
among the three spp with pale legs: janus, bicolor, lecontei. I have exx of all three; easy to separate under scope; temples behind eyes don't appear short enough and round enough to fit lecontei; hard to be sure given the photographic angle.
… Peter W. Messer, 29 May, 2014 - 4:46pm login or register to post comments

do you happen to have saved the specimen?
the infuscate tibiae may or may not indicate that this is G. l. lecontei, which would be very nice... but must see the shape of head and details of elytral vestiture better
… v belov, 29 May, 2014 - 12:12pm login or register to post comments

 
Sorry...
no saved specimen. Maybe next time...
… Britta Dace Muiznieks, 29 May, 2014 - 4:12pm login or register to post comments

not sure which one yet... will try harder
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 29 May, 2014 - 11:02am login or register to post comments

 
Try harder?
I don't think that is possible! Thanks for your ID help on many of my submissions.
… Britta Dace Muiznieks, 29 May, 2014 - 11:56am login or register to post comments

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