Species Details
Carabus serratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »
SeasonalityAdults have been collected in May, June and August.
IdentificationThis species is in the subgenus Hemicarabus.. Black, prothorax and elytra with violaceous margins. Prothorax with distinctly reflexed, posteriorly widened sides. Side margins of elytra strongly serrate behind the shoulder. Elytral sculpture very distinct, consisting of each three rows of oblong tubercles separated by four coarsely punctate striae. Length 16 to 24 mm.
Scientific Name
Carabus serratus
Habitat
A xerophilus species, confined to open, gravelly ground, usually moraine, with sparse vegetation.
Seasonality
Adults have been collected in May, June and August.
Identification
This species is in the subgenus Hemicarabus.. Black, prothorax and elytra with violaceous margins. Prothorax with distinctly reflexed, posteriorly widened sides. Side margins of elytra strongly serrate behind the…
This species is in the subgenus Hemicarabus.. Black, prothorax and elytra with violaceous margins. Prothorax with distinctly reflexed, posteriorly widened sides. Side margins of elytra strongly serrate behind the shoulder. Elytral sculpture very distinct, consisting of each three rows of oblong tubercles separated by four coarsely punctate striae. Length 16 to 24 mm.
Life History
Overwinters in the adult stage.
Conservation
Not common.
Diet Info
Both larvae and adults are predatory.
Range
This species ranges through most of United States and southern Canada. In Alberta specimens have been collected in the central region and in the extreme south.
Citation
Page Citation for Carabus serratus
Page Citation
"Species Details - Carabus serratus, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-1425. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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 55 specimens of this Species.
UASM860 - Carabus serratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Milk River
Collected ByBall, G. E.; Freitag, R.
Date Collected1962-06-01
UASM861 - Carabus serratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Ferintosh
Collected ByBall, G. E.; Lister, R.
Date Collected1971-06-13
UASM862 - Carabus serratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Miquelon Lakes
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1956-05-06
UASM863 - Carabus serratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Calahoo
Collected ByFrank, J. H.
Date Collected1967-08-14
UASM1855 - Carabus serratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, George Lake
Collected ByU of A ENT Dept.
Date Collected1967-05-23
UASM147899 - Carabus serratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: New York, Tompkins county, Ithaca
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1951-04-27
UASM147900 - Carabus serratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: New York, Tompkins county, Ithaca
Collected ByEvans, H. E.
Date Collected1947-08-11
UASM147901 - Carabus serratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Colorado, Larimer county, Poudre Canyon
Date Collected1948-08-19/1948-08-22
UASM147902 - Carabus serratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Illinois, Cook county, Chicago
UASM147903 - Carabus serratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Erskine
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1955-06-06
UASM147904 - Carabus serratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Christina Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1958-05-21
UASM147905 - Carabus serratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Kneehills Creek
Collected ByAskevold, I.
Date Collected1984-04-29
UASM147906 - Carabus serratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Elbow River
Date Collected1984-08-26
UASM147907 - Carabus serratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: North Dakota, Slope county
Collected ByLago; Kurtz
Date Collected1976-08-12
UASM147908 - Carabus serratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Wadena
Date Collected2005-06-23
UASM147909 - Carabus serratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: North Dakota, Dunn county
Date Collected1975-07-10
UASM147910 - Carabus serratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: North Dakota, Dunn county
Date Collected1975-07-10
UASM147911 - Carabus serratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: North Dakota, Dunn county
Date Collected1975-07-25
UASM147912 - Carabus serratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: North Dakota, Dunn county
Date Collected1975-07-10
UASM147913 - Carabus serratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: South Dakota, Lawrence county, Lead
Collected ByWhitehead, D. R.
Date Collected1967-08-18
UASM147914 - Carabus serratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: North Dakota, Dunn county
Date Collected1975-06-18