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Size:12 mm

Calathus (s.str.) sp.

Thank you very much.In a few weeks I can take the genitalia out if it is male.I think this would help.

It is a female, and furthermore it is very teneral; you could not extract anything.

But it is a Calathus syriacus, I tell you.

Greetings

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Riccardo

I collected 6 specimens and I put them into same jar.I would put them then next day to the killing jar but when I opened the jar next day they were only 3! I didn't know that they were so aggressive.I have now there specimens and this one is as you said female, second specimen is also female.I hope the third specimen is a male.If it is we can confirm your suggestion about the species.Thank you for the ID.

We are lucky,it is male.If you want I can take better photos.It is also similar to Calathus fuscipes.

The male specimen.Also 12 mm

Maybe it can be C.fuscipes graecus Dejean, 1831.
http://www.coleo-net.de/coleo/texte/cal ... m#syriacus