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Ampedus apicatus

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SeasonalityAdults have been collected between 17 May and 19 July, with an isolated record from 1 October. IdentificationMedium (9-12cm in length) sized black and red click beetle. The pronotum is black and the elytra are reddish orange with a somewhat heart-shaped black patch at the apex. The frontoclypeal carina is complete and the tarsi and tarsal claws are unmodified.
Scientific Name Ampedus apicatus Habitat Boreal forest, parkland groves. Seasonality Adults have been collected between 17 May and 19 July, with an isolated record from 1 October. Identification
Medium (9-12cm in length) sized black and red click beetle. The pronotum is black and the elytra are reddish orange with a somewhat heart-shaped black patch at the apex. The frontoclypeal carina is complete and the…
Medium (9-12cm in length) sized black and red click beetle. The pronotum is black and the elytra are reddish orange with a somewhat heart-shaped black patch at the apex. The frontoclypeal carina is complete and the tarsi and tarsal claws are unmodified.
Life History Larvae live under bark of dead poplar logs. Conservation Common. Range Forested regions south to Lethbridge. In North America, transcontinental from Alaska to Newfoundland and south to California and Arizona in the west and Pennsylvania in the east.

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"Species Details - Ampedus apicatus, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-1805. Accessed 13 Jan. 2025.

References

Specimen Information

There are 11 specimens of this Species.

9 results plotted on map in 7 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

UASM20668 - Ampedus apicatus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta Date Collected1931-06-12

UASM20669 - Ampedus apicatus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Cypress Hills Provincial Park Collected ByShpeley, D.; Ball, G. E. Date Collected1976-05-18

UASM20670 - Ampedus apicatus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Quebec Collected ByArmstrong, T. Date Collected1924-06-07

UASM20671 - Ampedus apicatus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Ontario, Constance Bay Collected ByBrown, W. J. Date Collected1934-05-04

UASM20672 - Ampedus apicatus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Wabamun Date Collected1917-07-02

UASM20673 - Ampedus apicatus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByCarr, Frederick S. Date Collected1927-07-24

UASM20674 - Ampedus apicatus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Andrew Collected ByCarr, Frederick S. Date Collected1921-06-15

UASM20675 - Ampedus apicatus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByCarr, Frederick S. Date Collected1915-06-22

UASM20676 - Ampedus apicatus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edwand Date Collected1922-06-14

UASM20677 - Ampedus apicatus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Quebec, Trois-Rivières Collected ByGermain, F.

UASM20678 - Ampedus apicatus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBryant, Owen Date Collected1924-05-08

Adult Seasonal Distribution