Cymindis humeralis
Cymindis humeralis is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Harpalinae.[1] It was described by Geoffory in 1785.[1]
| Cymindis humeralis | |
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| Cymindis humeralis . Museum specimen | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Cymindis |
| Species: | C. humeralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cymindis humeralis (Geoffroy, 1785) | |
Description
Cymindis humeralis can reach a length of 7.5–10.5 millimetres (0.30–0.41 in).[2]
Distribution
This species is present in most of Europe (Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Macedonia, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Ukraine) and in the East Palearctic ecozone.[3]
Habitat
This xerophilous ground beetle lives in calcareous grasslands, heathlands and in the edges of forests.[2]
Illustration from Calwer's Käferbuch
References
- "Cymindis Latreille, 1806: 190". Carabidae of the World. 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- Kerbtier.de
- Fauna eurpoaea
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