Photos of ground beetles in nature (Coleoptera, Carabidae)

Well, I'll join you in pursuit

1. Acinopus_laevigatus, steppe gully in the vicinity of Volgograd, August 2008


2. Carabus bessarabicus, steppe gully in the vicinity of Volgograd, April 2009


3. Calosoma inquisitor, floodplain dubrava, Krasnoslobodsk village area, May 2009


4. Calosoma sycophanta, dubrava floodplain, Krasnoslobodsk settlement area, May 2009


5. Omophron limbatum, sandy bank of the Medveditsa River, July 2008


I'll hold the horses for now, especially since I've already put up many of them in the corresponding topic: http://molbiol.ru/forums/index.php?showtopic=153418

Well, I'll put my bessarabicus in a different perspective plus hungaricus.

Carabus (Tomocarabus) bessarabicus Fischer von Waldheim
1823. Near Volgograd, Otrada gully, 21.03.2007.


Carabus (Pachystus) hungaricus scythus Motschulsky 1847.
Volgograd region, Dubovsky district, balka in the village of Polunino, 14.06.2008.

IMHO, in such pictures, and even alive, they look much prettier than even in the model collection.

IMHO, in such pictures, and even alive, they look much prettier than even in the model collection.

In addition, they can be printed in A5-A3 format, then the insects are even more spectacular. And you can also collect pictures of beetles instead of copies - I chose this path, only, probably, it is only suitable for aesthetics. For science, insect specimens are much more interesting than photographs.

This post was edited by wise snake on-08.10.2009 11: 52

Well, a few pictures of my favorite horse beetles-Volgograd, Sarepta, July 2009.

1. Cicindela (Cephalota) atrata



2.Cicindela (Cephalota) chiloleuca



3.Cicindela (Cephalota) elegans

Some more live ground beetles.
Chlaenius (Chlaenius) festivus (Panzer1796)
Volgograd region, Kalachevsky district, river bankDon at the village of Trekhostrovskaya,


Chlaenius (s.str.) spoliatus (Rossi 1790)
Volgograd region, 20 km SW of Volgograd, Bereslavsky vdhr bank near Vodny settlement, 3.08.2008.


Callistus lunatus (fabricius 1775)
Volgograd region, 20 km SW of Volgograd, Bereslavsky vdhr bank near Vodny settlement, 14.06.2008.

Wow, what a cool theme
I post my own, although their quality is not quite up to par...
1,2-Drypta ussuriensis Jedlicka, 1963
Amur region. Blagoveshchensk district, district of Vladimirovka

3-Carabus (Limnocarabus) maacki A. Morawitz, 1862
Amur region, Blagoveshchensk district, Volkovo settlement

Pictures:

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Cicindela hybrida, Moscow region, Orekhovo-Zuyevsky district, 10.05.2009

Wow, what a cool theme
I post my own, although their quality is not quite up to par...
3-Carabus (Limnocarabus) maacki A. Morawitz, 1862
Amur region, Blagoveshchensk district, Volkovo settlement

Well, quality is a lucrative business!
Only it seems that maaki is not an independent species, but a subspecies of clathratus. Or has something changed?

Yes, friends, I have always been indifferent to ground beetles, but your photos are impressive.
My deepest respect to all photo authors!

Elaphrus riparius.
Kharkiv region, Vasishchevo, 15.04.2009.

PS: In general, the gallery should be launched, so many photos on different topics are scattered...

Well, quality is a lucrative business!
Only it seems that maaki is not an independent species, but a subspecies of clathratus. Or has something changed?

Uh-huh is listed as a subspecies in the Palearctic catalog. Et I'm out of habit, according to Laferu

This post was edited by Dinusik - 08.10.2009 17: 53

In general, the gallery should be launched, so many photos on different topics are scattered...

Well here is the blank for the gallery

But you can't put such a scene in the collection
Carabus hungaricus, trying to reach the joints of the" armored " blackfin Tentyria nomas. Moreover, so that the black-bodied bird does not escape, the ground beetle turns over on its side and even on its back, depriving the victim of support.
Volgograd region, Dubovsky district, Polunino village district, June 2008

Ant killer C. soluta. Its jaws cut up the victim in a matter of seconds.
I know that evk has some very good pictures on the subject of hunting this type of horse

Pictures:

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I just get a culture shock when I look at these photos! The quality is simply amazing, already enviable! Please share information about what technique you use. I have long wanted to change my Olympus to something more powerful in terms of macro photography. Thank you in advance!

I just get a culture shock when I look at these photos! The quality is simply amazing, already enviable! Please share information about what technique you use. I have long wanted to change my Olympus to something more powerful in terms of macro photography. Thank you in advance!

I shoot with a Canon 400D camera with a Sigma AF 50/2.8 EX DG MACRO lens. As a rule, I use a built-in flash with a diffuser, the simple design of which can be viewed in the photo (thanks to evk) in my profile.
I used to shoot on the Olympus SP-500 UZ compact-a pretty decent camera, but its macro capabilities can't be compared to those provided by a SLR camera with a special macro lens.

I just get a culture shock when I look at these photos! The quality is simply amazing, already enviable! Please share information about what technique you use. I have long wanted to change my Olympus to something more powerful in terms of macro photography. Thank you in advance!

Well, I have the same camera as the wise snake, but a Canon EF 100 mm macro lens and a Canon SL 580 EXII flash with a homemade diffuser. Before that, I shot a Minolta Z5. I must say that for screen resolution, advanced soap dishes can make very decent shots in macro. Naturally, after competent work with the FSH , well, it depends very much on the hands in which the camera is located and the eyes that choose the frame

Ant killer C. soluta. Its jaws cut up the victim in a matter of seconds.
I know that evk has some very good pictures on the subject of hunting this type of horse

Well, just not very decent At noon in the bright sun can not be decently removed.


Surroundings of Volgograd, Sandy gully, 15.04.2007. Here Cicindela soluta enjoyed hunting spiders, and in general, eats everything suitable in size and that is able to catch.

Well, at the end of the epic with C. soluta, here is a pair of differently colored males of this species, taken almost within the city limits of Volgograd on April 10, 2008
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I shoot with a Canon 400D camera with a Sigma AF 50/2.8 EX DG MACRO lens. As a rule, I use a built-in flash with a diffuser, the simple design of which can be viewed in the photo (thanks to evk) in my profile.

Is this a bowl of Doshirak?

I'll post photos that are less popular, rather monotonous, but no less interesting (for me ) ground beetles of the genus Harpalus.
At the same time, they are terribly unsuitable for high-quality photos live due to the twilight-night lifestyle, mobility and unwillingness to appear in the open.
Harpalus distinguendus (Duftschmid 1812). One of the most banal, widespread and widespread species of the genus.
Volgograd, 25.10.2008.


Harpalus rufipes (De Geer 1774). No less banal and widespread everywhere view. Russian name-ground beetle hairy.
Ocd. Volgograd, 28.06.2008.


Harpalus affinis (Schrank 1781). Also a widespread and numerous species, but more common in the middle zone. It differs well from similar ones in the thin pubescence of the posterior half and sides of the elytra. Because of what it looks so "izvalyavshim" - grains of sand are stuck in the pubescence.


Harpalus tardus (Panzer 1797). It is more common in the south in the steppe and forest-steppe zone, but it is also found almost everywhere. The appearance is typical for most species of the genus and is hardly distinguishable for a layman.
Volgograd region, Mikhailovsky district, floodplain of the Medveditsa River, 12.05.2009.


Harpalus flavescens (Piller et Mitterpacher 1783). One of the few species of the genus that can be easily identified by its appearance and habitat. It lives mainly on the coastal sands of river terraces.
Volgograd region, Alekseyevsky district, bank of the Khoper River near Ust-Buzulukskaya village, 5.10.2007.


This post was edited by evk-09.10.2009 15: 00

Is this a bowl of Doshirak?

That's the one

Here's another Harpalus ?zabroides. Surroundings of Volgograd, 08.04.09
For me, this little group really looks the same

Pictures:

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That's the one

Here's another Harpalus ?zabroides. Surroundings of Volgograd, 08.04.09
For me, this little group really looks the same

From this angle, I can't say for sure either. Not very similar in proportions. I'll post the exact number today.

Harpalus zabroides Dejean 1829.
Volgograd region, Dubovsky district, Polunino village district, 13.06.2008. The species belongs to a group whose species are noticeably larger than most members of the genus (12-14 mm). IMHO, it is easily recognized "in person" even without binoculars, but in our region, where there is no similar one anymore.


This post was edited by evk - 10.10.2009 08: 40

  
Here's another Harpalus ?zabroides. Surroundings of Volgograd, 08.04.09
For me, this little group really looks the same

Now, after looking at both of them, I came to the conclusion that with a probability of 90% you have not taken zabroides, but H. froelichi Sturm 1818. It is very common in our region.

This post was edited by evk-09.10.2009 18: 16

Well, and also from the Harpalus "at hand"
Harpalus rubripes (Duftschmid 1812). Trans-palearctic view. It is not uncommon throughout the entire territory of Russia and not only. It differs quite well from similar types (for me). Males have a bright metallic blue, blue or blue-green sheen on top, females are almost opaque, black-brown, less often with a weak metallic sheen; legs are always reddish-red. There's a male here.
Volgograd region, Kalachesvsky district, Trekhostrovskaya station, 18.04.2009.

Another dynamic episode of the hunt of Carabus hungaricus for the black melon (Tentyria nomas). This is from the same series of images that oditn posted above. I took a lot of pictures, but since the couple were rolling around in the grass, which made it difficult to shoot, most of the pictures were not quite suitable for showing.


Well, some pictures of small ground beetles:

Bembidion (Bracteon) argenteolum (Ahrens 1812).
Volgograd region, Denezhny Island near Volgograd, sandy bank of the Volga River. 9.08.2008.


Bembidion (Odontium) striatum (Fabricius 1792).
Volgograd region, Volga River bank below Krasnoslobodsk, 13.07.2008.


Bembidion (Notaphus) varium (Olivier 1795)/
Volgograd region, Denezhny Island near Volgograd, sandy bank of the Volga River. 9.08.2008.


Bembidion (Eupetedromus) dentellum (Thunberg 1787).
Volgograd region, Denezhny Island near Volgograd, sandy bank of the Volga River. 23.08.2008.


Bembidion (Leja) articulatum (Panzer 1796).
Volgograd region, Volga River bank below Krasnoslobodsk, 13.07.2008.

Here are a couple more pictures of Bembidion (Volgograd region, Mikhailovsky district, Medveditsa River, July 2009) :





Well, a few pictures of beauties:

These are both C. aurupunctatum, in my opinion different species...?

1. Volgograd, July 2008



2. Volgograd region, Mikhailovka, svet DRV, July 2008



3-4. C. inquisitor and C. sycophanta eat caterpillars. Volga-Akhtuba floodplain, near the village.Krasnoslobodsk, May 2009.





This post was edited by wise snake - 10/12/2009 10: 41

  

Here are a couple more pictures of Bembidion (Volgograd region, Mikhailovsky district, Medveditsa River, July 2009) :

These are both C. aurupunctatum, in my opinion different species...?

Bembidion argenteolum - two forms, bronze and blue.

The first is Calosoma denticolle! Pay attention - the hind legs are straight, although this is a male. And the second one is really auropunctatum - the hind legs are strongly curved. Well, the sculpture of the elytra aisles and their proportions are different (you can see, however, it's disgusting).

Some more different ground beetles:

1. Cicindela (s.str.) lacteola lacteola Pallas 1776 (in profile and full face).
Astrakhan region, Dosang settlement, sandy desert, 2.05.2009.



2. Carabus (Trachycarabus) estreicheri (Fischer von Waldheim 1822).
Volgograd region, Mikhailovsky district, floodplain of the Medveditsa River, 18.05.2003.
It's still a soap dish


3. Carabus (Tomocarabus) marginalis Fabricius 1794
Mikhailovsky district, Medveditsa River floodplain, 18.05.2003.
Also a soap dish.


4. Amara (s.str.) similata Gyllenhal 1810.
Volgograd region, Volga River floodplain below Krasnoslobodsk, 13.07.2008.


5. Amara (s.str.) spreta Dejean 1831
Volgograd region, Volga River floodplain below Krasnoslobodsk, 9.08.2008.


6. Amara (Bradytus) crenata Dejean 1828
Volgograd region, Denezhny Island on the Volga River near Volgograd, bank of an inland reservoir, 26.07.2008.


7. Chlaenius (Chlaeniellus) tristis (Schaller 1783)
Astrakhan region, Dosang village, night shooting, 13.06.2009.


8. Oodes (s.str.) helopioides (Fabricius 1792)
Volgograd region, Volga River floodplain below Krasnoslobodsk, 13.07.2008.

Some more different ground beetles:

1. Cicindela (s.str.) lacteola lacteola Pallas 1776 (in profile and full face).
Astrakhan region, Dosang settlement, sandy desert, 2.05.2009.

Oh, a dream!

1. Cicindela (s.str.) lacteola lacteola Pallas 1776 (in profile and full face).
Astrakhan region, Dosang settlement, sandy desert, 2.05.2009.

Wow, we were almost there at the same time...
From 5 to 10 May this year.

Wow, we were almost there at the same time...
From 5 to 10 May this year.

And we go there every year these days. Typically from 30.04 to 3.05

Licinus cassideus, Volgograd, Balka Otrada, August 2008

Pictures:

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Licinus cassideus, Volgograd, Balka Otrada, August 2008

And I haven't succeeded yet

Bembidion argenteolum - two forms, bronze and blue.

The first is Calosoma denticolle! Pay attention - the hind legs are straight, although this is a male. And the second one is really auropunctatum - the hind legs are strongly curved. Well, the sculpture of the elytra aisles and their proportions are different (you can see, however, it's disgusting).

The first is Calosoma investigator; in denticolle males, the front legs are not dilated

This post was edited by Archypus - 12.10.2009 22: 03

The first is Calosoma investigator; in denticolle males, the front legs are not dilated

Yes, there are also the rear corners of the prsp. short

Another batch of images. I hope that my colleagues will also actively participate in this event, in addition to me and wise snake! Well, it can't be that no one has ever taken live ground beetles in nature . And Dinusik posted three pictures of the most interesting ground beetles and sawyere ... And she said that the topic is cool

1. Poecilus (Angoleus) nitens Chaudoir 1850.
Astrakhan region, Dosang village, night shooting, 11.06.2009.


2. Poecilus (s.str.) punctulatus (Schaller 1783).
Volgograd region, Gorodishchensky district, Sandy gully, 15.04.2007.


3. Pterostichus (Myosodus) rudestriatus (Reitter, 1883).
Karachay-Cherkessia, Dombay, 3100 m above sea level, 31.05.2008.


4. Pterostichus (Melanius) aterrimus (Herbst 1784).
Kirov region, Malmyzh district. July 2005.


5. Scarites (Scallophorites) bucida Pallas 1776.
Astrakhan region, sands in the vicinity of Dosang station, 1.05.2005.

Hunting S. bucida.
Astrakhan region, sands in the vicinity of Dosang station, night shooting, 13.06.2009.


6. Scarites (s.str.) terricola Bonelli 1813,
Volgograd, salt marshes in the vicinity of the railway station Sarepta, 24.08.2004.


7. Cymindis (s.str.) lineata (Qunsel 1806).
Volgograd region, balka Otrada, 29.03.2009.


This post was edited by evk - 31.10.2010 08: 53