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Beetle - Clivina rufa

Beetle - Clivina rufa
Pheasant Branch Conservancy, Middleton, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
August 20, 2014
Size: ~5.5mm

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Moved
Moved from Clivina.

Could very well be enigmatic "Clivina acuducta"
rarely known in WI (see Bousquet 2012). Won't tell discriminating features here (see(1)) except to say: "Tom, can you confidently massage the ABL to be closer to 6 mm?". Larger body length would help nail "C. acuducta". In the end, I would like to have this specimen to examine/confirm and keep as an important reference specimen. I have 2 exx from MA, but have never seen one from WI! Astute suspicion by V. belov.

Moved
Moved from Ground Beetles.