Insect and Spider Identification: CLOSED: Pterostichus melanarius or Calanthus fuscipes ?, 1 by bonitin
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Subject: CLOSED: Pterostichus melanarius or Calanthus fuscipes ?
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bonitin wrote: I first thought it looks identical to Pterostichus melanarius, but then mine has reddish brown legs and antennae. http://www.habitas.org.uk/groundbeetles/species.asp?item=729... Calanthus fuscipes has these reddish brown legs but doesn't look so pitch black as mine, its more metallic blueish and the thorax shield on mine looks more broad and rounded.. http://www.habitas.org.uk/groundbeetles/species.asp?item=730... |