Harpalus laevipes

Harpalus laevipes is a species of black coloured phytophagous ground beetle in the Harpalinae subfamily that is absent in the following European and African countries and islands: Andorra, Azores, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, the Channel Islands, Corsica, Crete, Cyclades Cyprus, Dodecanese, Faroe Islands, Franz Josef Land, Gibraltar, Greece, Iceland, Madeira, Malta, Moldova Monaco, North Aegean islands, Novaya Zemlya, Portugal, San Marino, Sardinia, Selvagens Islands, Sicily, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, and Vatican City. It is also found in such Asian countries as Georgia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Chinese provinces of Shanxi and Xinjiang.[1] It is also common in Canada and the United States.[2]

Harpalus laevipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Harpalus
Species:
H. laevipes
Binomial name
Harpalus laevipes
Synonyms[1]
  • Harpalus ainus Habu & Baba, 1963
  • Harpalus alienus LeConte, 1879
  • Harpalus baergi Csiki, 1932
  • Harpalus cascadiensis Hatch, 1949
  • Harpalus egregius Casey, 1914
  • Harpalus impressipennis Motschulsky, 1844
  • Harpalus instructus Casey, 1924
  • Harpalus montivagus Reitter, 1900
  • Harpalus motschoulskyanus Schauberger, 1928
  • Harpalus nigripes Letzner, 1885
  • Harpalus pimalicus Casey, 1914
  • Harpalus quadripunctatus Dejean, 1829
  • Harpalus rufimanus LeConte, 1848
  • Harpalus sachalinensis Matsumura, 1911

Description

The species is 9.5–12 millimetres (0.37–0.47 in) long.[3]

Distribution

In Ireland, the species is found in Little Sugar Loaf and Black Head in the Burren, Clare. In Russia, it is found in Siberia and the Caucasus.[3]

Habitat and ecology

It is found in gravelly moraines and shallow soils. It can also be found under stones, low herbal shrubs and limestone. The species is quite equipped to the mountainous lifestyle. It feeds on Calluna species.[3]

References
  1. "Harpalus (Harpalus) laevipes Zetterstedt, 1828". Carabidae of the World. December 29, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  2. "Canadian distribution". 1.0. Coleoptera of The World. 2011. Archived from the original on April 16, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  3. "Harpalus laevipes". National Museums Northern Ireland. Retrieved February 21, 2013.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.