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Scarites subterraneus
1" long ground beetle with parasitic mites (Parasitengona sp.)
Semi rural
Spotted on Apr 11, 2013
Submitted on Apr 11, 2013
5 Comments
Here's my beetle! I gave up and marked it as the same species. It looks right and is in the correct range. I couldn't get quite as close with my little point-and-shoot though. ;-)
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/213...
Thanks Lauren!
Great macro!
Thanks Tamar! The shine may be from the flash or my flashlight, but it seemed to be the closest match on bugguide. I look forward to seeing your spotting!
Nice shots!
Hah! I just found one of this genus yesterday. I just can't be sure that it's this particular species. Mine looks more shiny than yours. I'll be posting it tomorrow. Stay tuned!