Scarites subterraneus (Ground Beetle)

Sample information

Picture
Photos by: Aidan L.
Location
Collection date 09/11/2025
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Penn State Lehigh Valley
Observations

Found underneath brush, sedentary when captured

Putative identification Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Carabidae

Methods

Extraction kit DNeasy (Qiagen) blood and tissue kit
DNA extraction location Abdomen
Single or Duplex PCR Single Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system MiniPCR
Buffer 1X TAE
DNA stain Cyber Stain
Gel images
Protocol notes

Results

Wolbachia presence No
Confidence level Medium
Explanation of confidence level

Fairly confident, reviewed results with professor

Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence
TTNNNNGNAGNNTGATNNGGATAGTAGGAACTTCTTTAAGTCTATTAATTCGAGCAGAATTAGGGAATCCAGG ATCACTAATTGGTGATGATCAAATTTATAATGTTATTGTTACTGCCCATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTAATAC CTATTATAATTGGTGGATTTGGAAATTGATTAGTTCCTTTAATATTAGGAGCACCTGATATGGCCTTTCCTCGAATAAAT AATATAAGTTTTTGACTTTTACCTCCTTCTTTAACACTTCTTCTTATAAGAAGACTAGTAGAAAGAGGAGCAGGTACAGG TTGAACTGTATACCCCCCTTTATCTTCAGGAATTGCCCATAGAGGTGCTTCAGTAGATTTAGCTATTTTTAGTCTTCACT TAGCGGGGGTATCCTCTATTTTAGGAGCAGTTAATTTTATTACTACTATTATCAATATACGATCAGTAGGTATAACATTT GAACGAATACCACTATTTGTTTGATCAGTAGGTATTACAGCTTTACTATTACTTTTATCATTACCAGTTTTAGCAGGAGC TATTACTATGTTATTAACAGATCGAAATTTAAATACTTCCTTTTTTGATCCTGCAGGAGGGGGAGACCCAATTCTTTACC AACATTTATTTTGATTTTTNG
BLAST at The Wolbachia Project   BLAST at NCBI
Summary The Carabidae was found to be negative for Wolbachia.
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