Small ground beetles (Carabidae) of various genera (Bembidion, Microlestes, etc.)

Pavel, did you catch Trachypachus zetterstedti yourself?

Pavel, did you catch Trachypachus zetterstedti yourself?

No, I'm not that much of a coleopterist yet. But we have it in the taiga. It only gets caught in traps once.

Great photos. Your own?

Own © Spasibo

Nice theme and great photos! Have you taken any photos of Bembidion species?

is the photo with trachypachus staged?

is the photo with trachypachus staged?

Yes, it was staged. I can only show beetles up to 5 mm long in such detail by firmly fixing the camera and using long exposures of 20-30 seconds. Perhaps there are other optics, with stabilization, but I have not yet held this in my hands. Attachment rings with a 60 mm Nikkor macro lens were used. Manual focus.
In nature, there is often a lack of either depth of field or light, and always a lack of rigid fixation. When shooting such small objects, even with a tripod at short exposures (1/60-200), it is not possible to avoid light blurring. Here is a typical result of crawling behind a runner:


SPOTTED RUNNER
Bembidion obliquum Sturm, 1825

Small (3-4 mm) bronze-black beetle. Elytra with 8 dotted grooves and several distinct orange spots, two of which are larger than the others and elongated transversely. It is one of about 50 species of the Bembidion genus known in the Middle Urals. Almost all representatives of this genus inhabit the banks of water bodies, very small (2-5 mm), usually not visible from the height of human growth. Predators that are mostly active during the day. They mainly eat eggs and small insect larvae. They prefer certain microstates, silted, rocky or sandy. Some species are found only in the immediate vicinity of the water's edge, in a wet strip 10-20 cm wide, while others have a wider, 1-2 meter, habitat area. The spotted runner is one of the most common representatives of the genus in the Middle Urals. It is found everywhere, inhabiting banks that are diverse in soil composition, avoiding only grassy thickets. The beetles are active from May to September.

And yet the result of crawling behind the runner is much more soulful. And even better.

Gentlemen, How long will we endure the dominance of the Carabus? Let's hit the carbuses with bembidions!!!
I suggest posting here photos of various small (up to 1 cm) beetles. The smaller the better.

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Bembidion (Leja) articulatum (Panz., 1796) det. I. A. Belousov
Tambov region, Rzhaksinsky district, Maryevka village, sandy bank of the Vorona River, 7. VII
3,3 mm



Tachyta nana (Gyll., 1810)
Tambov region, Tambov district, Tulinovka village area, mixed forest, under the bark of a birch stump, 20. IV
2.8 mm



Perileptus (Perileptus) areolatus (Creutz., 1799)
Krasnodar Krai, Gelendzhik district, 3 km N Aderbiyevka village, pebble beach on the bank of the Aderba river, 14. IX
2.8 mm



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Trechus (Trechus) amplicollis Fairmaire, 1859
самка, 4.5 mm
W-Ukraine, Subcarpathian,
Lviv Region, Stryi distr., Site Biletskyi forest, near Pyatnychany vill., 28.V-1.VII.2011, Panin R. leg.
The easternmost find.

Pictures:

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Microlestes plagiatus (Duft., 1812)

7-VII-2010 Dacha plot, Druzhba Forest Park, Tambov, Russia

Oh, great theme. I'll try to support you with a couple of my own photos:

Acupalpus luteatus (Duftschmid, 1812)
Russia, Astrakhan region, Krasnoyarsk region, Dosang village, Akhtuba River bank, in sediments, 1-8. V. 2011, I. A. Zabaluev leg., I. A. Zabaluev det.



Bembidion (Trepanes) fumigatus (Duftschmid, 1812)
Russia, Saratov region, Voskresensky district, SOL "Chardym SGAU", on the light of the lantern, 5-11. VII. 2011, I. A. Zabaluev leg., I. A. Zabaluev det.




p. s. Roman, I remember giving you runners, haven't you got your hands on them yet?

Oh, great theme. I'll try to support you with a couple of my own photos:
p. s. Roman, I remember giving you runners, haven't you got your hands on them yet?

Ilyusha, come on, pull up!
Your bembidionchikov straightened, current has not yet identified and checked - there is nowhere to live in St. Petersburg now . My all checked Belousov, pm in them there is no doubt. But there are some difficulties with the new fees. Microlestes all have to pull, since there is a comparative material and what to determine.
Are you sure about your B. (Diplocampa) fumigatum? there are many similar species Europeans in general have now raised the status of Trepanes to a genus, and Diplocampa is a subgenus in it, and the species fumigatu s I am guided by http://www.zin.ru/Animalia/Coleoptera/rus/car_rus.htm But this is for an amateur

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Ilyusha, come on, pull up!
Your bembidionchikov straightened, current has not yet identified and checked - there is nowhere to live in St. Petersburg now . My all checked Belousov, pm in them there is no doubt. But there are some difficulties with the new fees. Microlestes all have to pull, since there is a comparative material and what to determine.
Are you sure about your B. (Diplocampa) fumigatum? there are many similar species Europeans in general have now raised the status of Trepanes to a genus, and Diplocampa is a subgenus in it, and the species fumigatu s  I am guided by http://www.zin.ru/Animalia/Coleoptera/rus/car_rus.htm But this is for an amateur

Yes, they are Europeans, they still consider metallica a subspecies of their kuprina...
I still don't see any point in splitting up aphodians, onthophages, bembidions, etc., at least I haven't seen any well-founded works...
I gave you some simple runners, which are well defined according to Isaev.

Yes, they are Europeans, they still consider metallica a subspecies of their kuprina...
I still don't see any point in splitting up aphodians, onthophages, bembidions, etc., at least I haven't seen any well-founded works...
I gave you some simple runners, which are well defined according to Isaev.

The point is that there is nothing reasonable
You gave me 2-3 types, but so far my hands do not reach.
Tomorrow I will continue my Microlestes...

Riddle guess the Microlestes species (center of European Russia)...



a hint that will immediately make everything fall into place-find the error in the opr. Isaeva

The point is that there is nothing reasonable
You gave me 2-3 types, but so far my hands do not reach.
Tomorrow I will continue my Microlestes...

Riddle guess the Microlestes species (center of European Russia)...



a hint that will immediately make everything fall into place-find the error in the opr. Isayeva

don't you have to blow them out?

don't you have to blow them out?

if you want-inflate with pleasure I will look at the "bag", but why, everything is already smooth there

I don't really respect them enough to cheat on them

Microlestes maurus (Sturm, 1827)
Engels settlement, Engels district, Saratov region, Russia. Lesnoy, na bereg lesnogo ozera, 19. V. 2011, I. A. Zabaluev leg., I. A. Zabaluev det.

I don't really respect them enough to cheat on them

Microlestes maurus (Sturm, 1827)

is this an answer to the "riddle" or just a continuation of the topic?

Riddle guess the Microlestes species (center of European Russia)...



a hint that will immediately make everything fall into place-find the error in the opr. Isayeva

Well, the fact that Isaev's drawings of edagus microlests are mixed up is not news
And this edagus is probably called Microlestes minutulus (Goeze, 1777)?

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Polystichus fasciolatus P. Rossi, 1790
8 mm,Crimea, Bakhchisaraysk distr.,near Bogatoe Ushchele vill., 04.VIII.2009, Shekhovtsov A. leg.

Pictures:

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And this edagus is probably called Microlestes minutulus (Goeze, 1777)?

it is the most

Microlestes minutulus (Goeze, 1777) det. A.G. Koval

Tambov region, Rzhaksinsky district, Maryevka village, na svet, 17. VII

  Polystichus fasciolatus P. Rossi, 1790
8 mm,Crimea, Bakhchisaraysk distr.,near Bogatoe Ushchele vill., 04.VIII.2009, Shekhovtsov A. leg.

Ruslan, please tell me how to distinguish fasciolatus from connexus Differences in the drawing ndkr work?

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my podranok
Microlestes maurus (Sturm, 1827) det. A.G. Koval

22-VI-2006 Dacha plot, Druzhba Forest Park, Tambov, Russia

Ruslan, please tell me how to distinguish fasciolatus from connexus Differences in the drawing ndkr work?

Yes, the pattern of the elytra differs well.
9mm.
SW Ukraine, Odessa, 1.VIII.2001, P. Tsvygun leg.

Pictures:

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Trechus (Trechus) quadristriatus (Schrank, 1781) det. I. A. Belousov

20 km NNE Tambov, Gorelsky railway station, Zarechye settlement, na svet, 11. VIII



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Asaphidion flavipes (L., 1761)

Tambov region, Rzhaksinsky district, Maryevka village, the bank of a stream in a forest gully, 4. V

Bembidion (Metallina) lampros (Hbst., 1784) det. I.A. Belousov
(it turned out to be a rare beast compared to its closest and more common brother properans)
Tambov region, Sosnovsky district, kord. Prokudsky bridges, pine forest, 20. IV

  Bembidion (Metallina) lampros (Hbst., 1784) det. I. A. Belousov
(turned out to be a rare animal compared to its closest and more common brother properans)
Tambov region, Sosnovsky district, kord. Prokudsky bridges, pine forest, 20. IV

It probably depends on where. At me so on 50 (approximately) lamprosov any properance (in any case not on genitals, and on signs on elytra).

  Bembidion (Metallina) lampros (Hbst., 1784) det. I.A. Belousov
(it turned out to be a rare beast compared to its closest and more common brother properans)
Tambov region, Sosnovsky district, kord. Prokudsky bridges, pine forest, 20. IV

It probably depends on where. At me so on 50 (approximately) lamprosov any properance (in any case not on genitals, and on signs on elytra).

And according to my collections in the Yaroslavl region, properans also dominates (again, according to the defining features on the elytra).

Lampros is also not frequent here, while properans often run around the city...

I have on all properans, both Tambov and Moscow (CAO, Zamoskvorechye) ~ 50 pcs, current 1 lampros in the north of the Tambov region in a pine forest. and you can distinguish them, and even easier, not by the NDKR but by the "muzzle" I took a picture of it specifically, I'll put up a properance tomorrow, now there is no time.

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Here are more small ground beetles:

Tachyta nana (Gyllenhal, 1810)
Saratov region, Rovno district, 7.5 km s.Lugovskoe, Bizyuk River bank, 4-9.V. 2010, leg. & det. I. A. Zabaluev



Bembidion (Philochthus) biguttatum (Fabricius, 1779)
Saratov region, Voskresensky district, SOL "Chardym SGAU", on the light of the lantern, 5-11. VII. 2011, leg. & det. I. A. Zabaluev



Bembidion (Metallina) lampros (Herbst, 1784)
Saratov region, Saratovsky district, Saratov, sanatorium "Oktyabrskoe gorge", in the forest floor, 23. V. 2010, leg. & det. I. A. Zabaluev



Acupalpus exiguus Dejean, 1829
Saratov region, Engels district, Engels village. Lesnoy, on the shore of the lake, 15. IV. 2012, leg. & det. I. A. Zabaluev



Acupalpus meridianus (Linnaeus, 1761)
Saratov region, Rovno district, 7.5 km s.Lugovskoe, Bizyuk River bank, on the light of the DRL, 4-9.V. 2010, leg. & det. I. A. Zabaluev



Syntomus obscuroguttatus (Duftschmid, 1812) is a very infrequent ground beetle in our region, only 1 specimen was caught.
Saratov region, Engels district, Engels village. Lesnoy, na dacha, 13. VI. 2010, leg. & det. I. A. Zabaluev

Bembidion (Metallina) properans (Steph., 1829) det. I.A. Belousov

Moscow, Central Administrative District, Zamoskvorechye, 25. V

Hm.... Thank you Roman,
you will need to check your lampros/properance again)

Bembidion (Notaphus) obliquum Sturm, 1825 det. I.A. Belousov

E Tambov, sandy bank of the Tsna river, 23. VIII