Amara chalcites

Japanese: マルガタゴミムシ（英語表記）Amara chalcites

Order Coleoptera, Family Carabidae. Body length: about 8.5 mm. The body is oval and shiny black, with a copper-colored back and reddish-brown antennae bases and legs. The head is small and the pronotum narrows forward, with shallow vertical depressions on both sides of the base, but otherwise smooth. The elytra are lined with thin vertical grooves. They live on the ground and move quickly. They are found in Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Chugoku, and there are many closely related species.

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Japanese:

鞘翅目ゴミムシ科。体長 8.5mm内外。体は楕円形，黒色で光沢があり，背面は銅色，触角基部，肢などは赤褐色である。頭部は小さく，前胸背は前方にせばまり，基部両側に浅い縦のくぼみがあるが，それ以外はなめらかである。上翅には細い縦溝が並ぶ。地上にすみ，すばやく行動する。北海道，本州，四国，九州，中国に分布し，近縁種が多い。

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