Species Details
Carabus granulatus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »
SeasonalityThe only Alberta specimen was collected in September.
IdentificationThis species, in the subgenus Carabus, is a European introduction. Black, upper surface and prosternum usually with rather dull brassy, sometimes greenish lustre. More slender than C. maeander, with longer antennae and legs. The elytral sculpture is almost identical, except that a sutural ridge, inside the first row of tubercles, is at least suggested basally. Prothorax more pronouncedly square, with more broadly flattened sides. The elytral margin is not serrate behind the shoulders. Length 16 to 24 mm.
Scientific Name
Carabus granulatus
Habitat
In open country or light deciduous woods, usually near water, often on cultivated ground.
Seasonality
The only Alberta specimen was collected in September.
Identification
This species, in the subgenus Carabus, is a European introduction. Black, upper surface and prosternum usually with rather dull brassy, sometimes greenish lustre. More slender than C. maeander, with longer antennae…
This species, in the subgenus Carabus, is a European introduction. Black, upper surface and prosternum usually with rather dull brassy, sometimes greenish lustre. More slender than C. maeander, with longer antennae and legs. The elytral sculpture is almost identical, except that a sutural ridge, inside the first row of tubercles, is at least suggested basally. Prothorax more pronouncedly square, with more broadly flattened sides. The elytral margin is not serrate behind the shoulders. Length 16 to 24 mm.
Life History
Known to overwinter in the adult stage.
Conservation
Introduced; not common.
Diet Info
Both larvae and adults are predatory.
Range
This species is found in the Massachusetts and Washington (state) in the United States and has a disjunct distribution in Canada. In Alberta there is a single record from Edmonton.
Citation
Page Citation for Carabus granulatus
Page Citation
"Species Details - Carabus granulatus, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-1422. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
References
Author
Bousquet, Yves and Andre Larochelle
Title
Catalogue of the Geadephaga (Coleoptera: Trachypachidae, Rhysodidae, Carabidae Including Cicindelini) of America North of Mexico
Publication Date
1993
Series Title
Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada
Pages
1-397
Author
Lindroth, Carl H.
Title
The Ground-beetles of Canada and Alaska. Part 2.
Publication Date
1961
Series Title
Opuscula Entomologica
Volume
20
Pages
1-200
Specimen Information
There are 71 specimens of this Species.
UASM954 - Carabus granulatus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBuddle, C. M.
Date Collected1997-09-24
UASM152399 - Carabus granulatus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Quebec, Cartier
Collected ByGoulet, H.
UASM152484 - Carabus granulatus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Quebec, Jacques-Cartier
Collected ByGoulet, H.
Date Collected1965-11-01
UASM152485 - Carabus granulatus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Quebec, Jacques-Cartier
Collected ByGoulet, H.
Date Collected1963-10-30
UASM152486 - Carabus granulatus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Quebec, Jacques-Cartier
Collected ByGoulet, H.
Date Collected1963-10-30
UASM152487 - Carabus granulatus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Quebec, Jacques-Cartier
Collected ByGoulet, H.
Date Collected1963-10-30
UASM152488 - Carabus granulatus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Quebec, Jacques-Cartier
Collected ByGoulet, H.
Date Collected1963-10-30
UASM152489 - Carabus granulatus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Quebec, Jacques-Cartier
Collected ByGoulet, H.
Date Collected1963-10-30
UASM152490 - Carabus granulatus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Quebec, Jacques-Cartier
Collected ByGoulet, H.
Date Collected1963-10-30
UASM152491 - Carabus granulatus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Quebec, Jacques-Cartier
Collected ByGoulet, H.
Date Collected1963-10-30
UASM152492 - Carabus granulatus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Quebec, Jacques-Cartier
Collected ByGoulet, H.
Date Collected1963-10-30
UASM152493 - Carabus granulatus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Quebec, Jacques-Cartier
Collected ByGoulet, H.
Date Collected1963-10-30
UASM152494 - Carabus granulatus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Quebec, Jacques-Cartier
Collected ByGoulet, H.
Date Collected1963-10-30
UASM152495 - Carabus granulatus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Quebec, Jacques-Cartier
Collected ByGoulet, H.
Date Collected1963-10-30
UASM152496 - Carabus granulatus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Quebec, Jacques-Cartier
Collected ByGoulet, H.
Date Collected1963-10-30
UASM152497 - Carabus granulatus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Quebec, Jacques-Cartier
Collected ByGoulet, H.
Date Collected1963-10-30
UASM152498 - Carabus granulatus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Quebec, Jacques-Cartier
Collected ByGoulet, H.
Date Collected1963-10-30
UASM152499 - Carabus granulatus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Quebec, Jacques-Cartier
Collected ByGoulet, H.
Date Collected1963-10-30
UASM152500 - Carabus granulatus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Quebec, Jacques-Cartier
Collected ByGoulet, H.
Date Collected1965-11-01
UASM152501 - Carabus granulatus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Quebec, Jacques-Cartier
Collected ByGoulet, H.
Date Collected1965-11-01
UASM152502 - Carabus granulatus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Quebec, Jacques-Cartier
Collected ByGoulet, H.
Date Collected1965-11-01