Adult - hind tarsus - postero-dorsal view - magnified - pale background

Description:

Longitude (deg): -2.1. Latitude (deg): 54.1. Longitude (deg/min): 2° 10' W. Latitude (deg/min): 54° 10' N. Vice county name: Mid-west Yorks. Vice county no.: 64. Country: England. Stage: Imago. Associated species: Cirsium heterophyllum. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: 2 carabids in seed head of Melancholy Thstle. Shows: Left hind tarsus. Detail to note: smooth shiny dorsal surface of tarsus. Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: magnified. Background: pale background. Orientation: "Right, or facing to right". Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS10D dSLR and Macro MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens.