Species Details
Notiophilus directus
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SeasonalityAdults of this species have been collected in June and August to October.
IdentificationElytron with two preapical punctures; first elytral interval shiny; intervals microreticulate in basal half (at least in outer intervals); frons with 6 carinae. Black or dark piceous, with bronzy or brassy lustre, elytra as a rule onscurely rufous towards apex, segments 1-4 of antennae pale, tibiae reddish, femora usually piceous or in part red. Length 4.8 to 5.7 mm.
Scientific Name
Notiophilus directus
Habitat
Dry sand-mixed moraine, in spots with tiny mosses, otherwise bare, near brooks.
Seasonality
Adults of this species have been collected in June and August to October.
Identification
Elytron with two preapical punctures; first elytral interval shiny; intervals microreticulate in basal half (at least in outer intervals); frons with 6 carinae. Black or dark piceous, with bronzy or brassy lustre,…
Elytron with two preapical punctures; first elytral interval shiny; intervals microreticulate in basal half (at least in outer intervals); frons with 6 carinae. Black or dark piceous, with bronzy or brassy lustre, elytra as a rule onscurely rufous towards apex, segments 1-4 of antennae pale, tibiae reddish, femora usually piceous or in part red. Length 4.8 to 5.7 mm.
Life History
Immature beetles observed end of July to begining of August; overwinters in adult stage.
Conservation
Relatively common.
Diet Info
Both adults are larvae are predatory.
Range
This species is found in western United States and Canada. In Alberta this species is found in the Rocky Mountains and the Cypress Hill in the southeast.
Citation
Page Citation for Notiophilus directus
Page Citation
"Species Details - Notiophilus directus, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-2250. Accessed 05 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 105 specimens of this Species.
UASM1139 - Notiophilus directus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills Provincial Park, Elkwater
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1959-06-14
UASM1140 - Notiophilus directus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills Provincial Park, Elkwater
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1959-06-14
UASM1141 - Notiophilus directus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills Provincial Park, Elkwater
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1959-06-14
UASM1142 - Notiophilus directus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills Provincial Park, Elkwater
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1959-06-17
UASM1143 - Notiophilus directus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills Provincial Park, Elkwater
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1959-06-17
UASM1144 - Notiophilus directus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills Provincial Park, Elkwater
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1959-06-21
UASM1145 - Notiophilus directus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg
Collected ByBall, G. E. & family
Date Collected1959-07-10
UASM1146 - Notiophilus directus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Southeastern Alberta
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1959-06-22
UASM1147 - Notiophilus directus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Southeastern Alberta
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1959-06-22
UASM1148 - Notiophilus directus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park, Mount Ishbel
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1964-06-14
UASM1149 - Notiophilus directus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park, Mount Ishbel
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1964-06-14
UASM1150 - Notiophilus directus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park, Mount Ishbel
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1964-06-14
UASM1151 - Notiophilus directus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park, Mount Ishbel
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1964-06-14
UASM1152 - Notiophilus directus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Southeastern Alberta
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1959-06-23
UASM1153 - Notiophilus directus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Sundre
Date Collected1980-10-03
UASM1154 - Notiophilus directus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Sundre
Date Collected1980-10-03
UASM1156 - Notiophilus directus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park, Mount Edith Cavell Road
Date Collected1972-09-22
UASM1157 - Notiophilus directus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park, Mount Edith Cavell Road
Date Collected1972-09-22
UASM1158 - Notiophilus directus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park, Mount Edith Cavell Road
Date Collected1972-09-22
UASM1159 - Notiophilus directus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park, Mount Edith Cavell Road
Date Collected1972-09-22
UASM1160 - Notiophilus directus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park, Mount Edith Cavell Road
Date Collected1972-09-23