Species Details
Notiophilus aquaticus
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SeasonalityAdults of this species have been collected from May to October.
IdentificationElytron with a single preapical puncture; tibiae black or very dark piceous; apex of elytra with little pronounced, more or less irregular microsculpture. Black with more or less pronounced metallic, brassy, lustre, segments 1-4 of antennae more or less pale, at least beneath, and tibiae entirely black. Length 4.5 to 6.0 mm.
Scientific Name
Notiophilus aquaticus
Habitat
Occurs in open country, often on moraine; also found above tree line and on the tundra.
Seasonality
Adults of this species have been collected from May to October.
Identification
Elytron with a single preapical puncture; tibiae black or very dark piceous; apex of elytra with little pronounced, more or less irregular microsculpture. Black with more or less pronounced metallic, brassy, lustre,…
Elytron with a single preapical puncture; tibiae black or very dark piceous; apex of elytra with little pronounced, more or less irregular microsculpture. Black with more or less pronounced metallic, brassy, lustre, segments 1-4 of antennae more or less pale, at least beneath, and tibiae entirely black. Length 4.5 to 6.0 mm.
Life History
Overwintering occurs in larval and adult stage.
Conservation
Common.
Diet Info
Both adults are larvae are predatory.
Range
This species ranges through most of the norther United States and most of Canada. In Alberta this species is found in the central regions, and Cypress Hills in the southeast.
Citation
Page Citation for Notiophilus aquaticus
Page Citation
"Species Details - Notiophilus aquaticus, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-2251. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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 79 specimens of this Species.
UASM26200 - Notiophilus aquaticus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Tofield
Collected ByBall, K. E.; Ball, E. H.
Date Collected1959-05-02
UASM26201 - Notiophilus aquaticus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBall, G. E.; Ball, K. E.
Date Collected1960-08-06
UASM26202 - Notiophilus aquaticus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBall, G. E.; Ball, K. E.
Date Collected1959-05-09
UASM26203 - Notiophilus aquaticus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lesser Slave Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.; Hocking, Martin B.
Date Collected1961-09-04/04-09-1957
UASM26204 - Notiophilus aquaticus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills Provincial Park, Elkwater
Collected ByBall, G. E. & family
Date Collected1959-06-16
UASM26205 - Notiophilus aquaticus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg
Collected ByBall, G. E. & family
Date Collected1959-07-10
UASM26206 - Notiophilus aquaticus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Ellerslie
Collected ByCarcamo, H.
Date Collected1994-08-11
UASM26207 - Notiophilus aquaticus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Ellerslie
Collected ByCarcamo, H.
Date Collected1994-08-11
UASM26208 - Notiophilus aquaticus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Spring Creek Basin
Date Collected1969-06-05
UASM26209 - Notiophilus aquaticus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Calahoo
Collected ByFrank, J. H.
Date Collected1971-10-13
UASM26210 - Notiophilus aquaticus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByWhitehead, D. R.
Date Collected1972-05-27
UASM26211 - Notiophilus aquaticus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Calahoo
Collected ByFrank, J. H.
Date Collected1971-07-26
UASM26212 - Notiophilus aquaticus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Calahoo
Collected ByFrank, J. H.
Date Collected1971-07-05
UASM26213 - Notiophilus aquaticus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Calahoo
Collected ByFrank, J. H.
Date Collected1971-09-29
UASM26214 - Notiophilus aquaticus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lac Deroches
Collected ByBall, G. E.; Ball, K. E.
Date Collected1975-05-24
UASM26215 - Notiophilus aquaticus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lac Deroches
Collected ByBall, G. E.; Ball, K. E.
Date Collected1975-05-24
UASM26216 - Notiophilus aquaticus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, George Lake
Date Collected1971-07-11
UASM26217 - Notiophilus aquaticus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Beaverhill Lake
Collected ByAskevold, I. S.
Date Collected1986-04-29
UASM26218 - Notiophilus aquaticus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Date Collected1983-09-17
UASM142158 - Notiophilus aquaticus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Yukon Territory, Whitehorse
Collected ByMorlan, R. E.; Mathews, J. V.; Roughley, R. E.
Date Collected1977-06-25
UASM212101 - Notiophilus aquaticus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByHummel, J.
Date Collected2005-07-29