Pasimachus Flat Ground Beetle vs Lameere's Longhorn
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Pasimachus Flat Ground Beetle | Lameere's Longhorn |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Pasimachus depressus | Chloridolum lameerei |
| Order | Coleoptera | Coleoptera |
| Family | Carabidae | Cerambycidae |
| Size | 22-30 mm | 20-30 mm |
| Habitat | Deserts & Drylands | Forests |
| Diet | Predators | Wood Feeders |
| Regions | Southeastern United States | Philippines (Mindanao) |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Data Deficient |
Pasimachus Flat Ground Beetle
A large, broad, flattened shiny black beetle with massive mandibles and distinctive blue-margined elytra. It is one of the most imposing ground beetles in North America.
Did You Know?
Its immensely powerful mandibles can easily pierce through the tough exoskeleton of other beetles, and it has been observed killing and eating June bugs and other scarabs.
Lameere's Longhorn
A rare metallic blue-green cerambycid described from the forests of Mindanao in the Philippines. It is known from very few museum specimens. The pronotum bears conspicuous lateral spines.
Did You Know?
Named after the Belgian entomologist Auguste Lameere, who monographed the Prioninae subfamily.