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Species Details

Carabus taedatus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »

SeasonalityAdults have been collected in June to September. IdentificationThis species is in the subgenus Oreocarabus. A rather variable species, but common features are: Black, without any trace of metallic lustre, elytra often rufinistic. The raised margin of prothorax is better defined inwards than in nemoralis. The elytral sculpture is based on seven faint ridges on each interval between the rows of foveae but the ridges are irregular, often so obscure and confluent that the impression is of punctures arranged into winding rows. Length 16 to 26 mm.

Scientific Name Carabus taedatus Habitat A xerophilus species, preferring open, gravelly soil, usually moraine, with thin, low vegetation. Seasonality Adults have been collected in June to September. Identification
This species is in the subgenus Oreocarabus. A rather variable species, but common features are: Black, without any trace of metallic lustre, elytra often rufinistic. The raised margin of prothorax is better defined…
This species is in the subgenus Oreocarabus. A rather variable species, but common features are: Black, without any trace of metallic lustre, elytra often rufinistic. The raised margin of prothorax is better defined inwards than in nemoralis. The elytral sculpture is based on seven faint ridges on each interval between the rows of foveae but the ridges are irregular, often so obscure and confluent that the impression is of punctures arranged into winding rows. Length 16 to 26 mm.
Life History Probably overwinters in the adult stage. Conservation Common. Diet Info Both larvae and adults are predatory. Range This species is found in Alaska and ranges through the western half of United States and most of Canada. In Alberta this species has been collected in most areas except the north west and south east regions.

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"Species Details - Carabus taedatus, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-1426/9-198757. Accessed 11 Dec. 2024.

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Specimen Information

There are 434 specimens of this Species.

430 results plotted on map in 159 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

UASM351287 - Carabus taedatus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Beaverlodge Collected ByStrickland, E. H. Date Collected1931-05-18

UASM351288 - Carabus taedatus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByCarr, F. S.

UASM351289 - Carabus taedatus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta Date Collected1922-10-09

UASM351290 - Carabus taedatus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat Date Collected1923-03-26

UASM351291 - Carabus taedatus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park, Banff Collected ByCarr, F. S. Date Collected1927-08-14

UASM351292 - Carabus taedatus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta Date Collected1922-09-09

UASM351293 - Carabus taedatus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Northwest Territories, Hay River Collected ByBedford, R. H. Date Collected1927-07

UASM351294 - Carabus taedatus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Calgary Collected ByStrickland, E. H. Date Collected1922-06-03

UASM351295 - Carabus taedatus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Happy Valley Collected ByCarr, F. S. Date Collected1926-08-25

UASM361275 - Carabus taedatus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Sinclair Summit Collected ByHocking, B. Date Collected1956-07-26

UASM361276 - Carabus taedatus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Gorge Creek Collected ByHochachka Date Collected1958-08-03

UASM361277 - Carabus taedatus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Muskeg River

UASM361278 - Carabus taedatus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Beaverlodge Collected ByBurgess, L. Date Collected1950

UASM361279 - Carabus taedatus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Beaverlodge Collected ByBurgess, L. Date Collected1950

Adult Seasonal Distribution