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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/2-1425/9-567071. 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.
UASM147915 - Carabus serratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: North Dakota, Dunn county
Date Collected1975-06-25
UASM147916 - Carabus serratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: North Dakota, Slope county
Collected ByLago; Kurtz
Date Collected1976-08-12
UASM147917 - Carabus serratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Ellerslie
Collected ByCarcamo, H.
Date Collected1991-06-13
UASM147918 - Carabus serratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Ellerslie
Collected ByCarcamo, H.
Date Collected1991-06-13
UASM152415 - Carabus serratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Fortier
Collected ByWaikakul, Y.
Date Collected1974-06-30
UASM152549 - Carabus serratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan
Collected ByHilchie, G. J.
Date Collected1977-05-30
UASM212077 - Carabus serratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByMontgomery, J.
Date Collected2005-07-21
UASM212078 - Carabus serratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByHummel, J.; Montgomery, J.
Date Collected2005-08-12
UASM351303 - Carabus serratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: New Jersey, Warren county, Phillipsburg
Date Collected1918-07-07
UASM351304 - Carabus serratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Connecticut, New Haven county, Milford
Collected ByChamberlain, K. F.
Date Collected1914-03-18
UASM351305 - Carabus serratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Vermont, Windsor county, Hartford
Collected ByFuller, G. W.
Date Collected1917-05-10
UASM351306 - Carabus serratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Blackfalds
Date Collected1902-05-25
UASM351307 - Carabus serratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Pennsylvania, Beaver county, New Brighton
Collected ByA. K.
Date Collected1901-05-12
UASM351308 - Carabus serratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: South Dakota, Brookings county, Volga
UASM351309 - Carabus serratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1933-05-19
UASM351310 - Carabus serratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nestow
Date Collected1922-05
UASM351311 - Carabus serratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Mundare
Date Collected1922-06-10
UASM351312 - Carabus serratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1925-05-25
UASM351313 - Carabus serratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1922-06-13
UASM351314 - Carabus serratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Mundare
Date Collected1922-06-10
UASM351315 - Carabus serratus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Pennsylvania, Lancaster county, Mount Airy
Date Collected1918-07