(Scarites quadriceps)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Biology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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IUCN Red List | not listed |
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Minnesota | not listed |
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Description |
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The upper thoracic shield (pronotum) is rounded at the base (near the abdomen). The forewings (elytra) are grooved. The margins of the pronotum and elytra are black. |
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Size |
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9 ⁄16″ to 1 3 ⁄16″ long |
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2/25/2021 | ||||
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Taxonomy |
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Order |
Coleoptera (beetles) | ||
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Adephaga (ground and water beetles) | ||
Superfamily |
Caraboidea | ||
Family |
Carabidae (ground beetles) | ||
Subfamily |
Scaritinae | ||
Tribe |
Scaritini (pedunculate ground beetles) | ||
Genus |
Scarites | ||
Subgenus | Scarites (Scarites) | ||
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Common Names |
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pedunculate ground beetle |
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Glossary
Elytra
The hardened or leathery forewings of beetles used to protect the fragile hindwings, which are used for flying. Singular: elytron.
Pronotum
The exoskeletal plate on the upper side of the first segment of the thorax of an insect.
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Scarites quadriceps (ground Beetle) Jamie Verri |
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About
Published on Aug 29, 2015 Saved this Scarites quadriceps or Ground Beetle from my pond. Here he is drying off. |
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Mr Beetle Flips joebhold |
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Published on Jun 1, 2014 Scarites quadriceps June 2014 Middleton Wisconsin |
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