Harpalus latus

Harpalus latus is a ground beetle in the subfamily Harpalinae that can be found in Europe, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and North Korea.[1]

Harpalus latus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Harpalus
Species:
H. latus
Binomial name
Harpalus latus
Synonyms[1]
  • Harpalus acuminatus Stephens, 1835
  • Harpalus flaviventris Sturm, 1818
  • Harpalus fulvipes Fabricius, 1792
  • Harpalus lateralis Stephens, 1835
  • Carabus limbatus Duftschmid, 1812
  • Harpalus metallescens Rye, 1874
  • Harpalus perversus Roubal, 1917
  • Harpalus ruficeps Curtis, 1833
  • Harpalus rugulosus Heer, 1837
  • Carabus surinamensis Fabrcius, 1792

Description

The species is 10.2 millimetres (0.40 in) in length.[1] Its anal tube is twice as long as its celsi, approximately 0.65–0.7 millimetres (0.026–0.028 in). Its head is 1.5 millimetres (0.059 in) long and broad. It has forwardly extending cervical grooves which are long too. The species nasal is similar to Harpalus rufipes, but it differs in the number of teeth which are crenellated on the median part. The second segment of antenna have 2 setae while it has none on the first one. Its tergum have 4 and 6 setae which appear in transverse rows. It has 2 teeth in front of retinaculum which are directed inward. It also has 4 large teeth on the first instar egg-bursters.[2] Both antennas and pedipalp are rufous and ferruginous.[3]

Distribution

In Great Britain, it can be found in Bidston Hill and Heswall Heath.[4] In 1901 it was recorded from Valentia island.[5]

Habitat

Its natural habitat is forests, heath[6] sand[7] and gravel-pits.[3]

References
  1. "Harpalus (Harpalus) tardus (Linne, 1758)". Carabidae of the World. August 6, 2010. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
  2. Martin L. Luff (1993). The Carabidae (Coleoptera) Larvae of Fennoscandia and Denmark. Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica. 27. New York, Leiden: E. J. Brill. p. 150. ISBN 90-04-09836-4. ISSN 0106-8377.
  3. James Francis Stephens (1828). Illustrations of British Entomology, Or a Synopsis of Indigenous Insects. 2. p. 143.
  4. "Proceedings of the Liverpool Biological Society: 1886-1888". 1–2. Liverpool Biological Society. 1887: 196. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. "The Entomologist's Monthly MagazineZ". 37. Davis: University of California. 1901: 272. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. Johann Baumgärtner; Pietro Brandmayr; Bryan F. J. Manly (1998). Insect Management and Conservation. Balkema, Rotterdam: A. A. Balkema. p. 198. ISBN 90-5410-930-0.
  7. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London. 2. London: Royal Entomological Society of London. 1840. p. 59.
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