Thanks. Of the three Carabus books on my shelf, none use Archiplectus. Do you know if the list at this URL includes all the species typically placed in that subgenus?
http://www.zin.ru/animalia/coleoptera/eng/carab25.htm best, Kip On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 1:56 PM, Daniel Prunier <prunier.dan...@orange.fr>wrote: > > Daniel Prunier > 5 rue de l' Epargne > 92320 Chatillon > http://daniel.prunier.pagesperso-orange.fr/ > > > This morphology is typical in épipleures Archiplectes (Carabidae). > > The spines are sometimes more acute. And épileures interrupted before the > apex. > > Daniel Prunier > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Kip Will <pterostich...@gmail.com> > *To:* Kipling WILL <kipw...@berkeley.edu> > *Cc:* carabid@lists.berkeley.edu > *Sent:* Thursday, April 17, 2014 10:37 PM > *Subject:* Re: [Carabid] have you seen this? > > "spine-like" not spine-line.... > > > On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 1:36 PM, Kipling WILL <kipw...@berkeley.edu>wrote: > >> In the attached figure there are two images, one with a typical >> epiplura the other ending in a spine-line process at the plica. I have seen >> similar modification in a few other pterostichines (not in North America), >> but I don't recall seeing this in other groups. Seems likely that there are >> other cases. Maybe you have see some? The apical and subapical elytral >> spines are pretty common, not this. If you have seen this structure please >> reply with the taxon and if possible a citation. >> >> The images are of the left elytron at the level of the plica. >> >> Cheers, >> Kip >> > > > > -- > pterostichini.wordpress.com > twitter @cerabilia > > It's All Natural http://www.the-brights.net/ > " Humanists recognize that this is the one life we have, and we should > make this life better not just for ourselves, but for others." > > > > ------------------------------ > <http://www.avast.com/> > > Ce courrier électronique ne contient aucun virus ou logiciel malveillant > parce que la protection Antivirus avast! <http://www.avast.com/> est > active. > > -- pterostichini.wordpress.com twitter @cerabilia It's All Natural http://www.the-brights.net/ " Humanists recognize that this is the one life we have, and we should make this life better not just for ourselves, but for others."
