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Chlaenius sp.
15mm
Garden
Can anyone I.D. this Ground Beetle please
Spotted on Jan 4, 2014
Submitted on Jan 5, 2014
7 Comments
Nice!!
So glad I got to genus Michael! Why do some male Carabid beetles have expanded front tarsi? I have never seen it before, now I'm going to examine them all more closely. Lenny, your spottings are all marvelous, love them all!
Thank you Michael.Your knowledge is much appreciated.Would you mind having a quick look at my other unidentified Ground Beetles.
It's definitely a Chlaenius or one of the closely related genera (Chlaeniini). There are over 1000 species in this group, and probably around 50-100 in Thailand. Pheropsophus is not possible, because the elytra are covering the whole abdomen. The expanded tarsi are typical for carabid males, they are just very well developed in this one.
Yes lauren
The closest I got was Pheropsophus occipitalis,which does occur in India.
One of these days I'm going to get a perfect match after trawling thru Carabidae of the World.Thanks for your imput.
It might be a species of Chlaenius. Can't find an exact match. Those expanded front tarsi are very unusual. Weird even.
This one is beautiful!!!