Rosenberg’s Ground Beetle (Trechus rosenbergi)

Rosenberg’s Ground Beetle was described in 1962, it is apparently known only from a single locality, the Water Rock Knob in Haywood- and Jackson counties, North Carolina, USA.

The species reached a size of up to 0,5 cm.

Rosenberg’s Ground Beetle is considered most likely extinct.

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References:

[1] Thomas C. Barr Jr.: Revision of Appalachian Trechus (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Brimleyana 2: 29-75. 1979

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edited: 07.09.2020