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Species Details
Notiophilus semistriatus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »
SeasonalityAdults have been collected in June and August.
IdentificationElytron with a single preapical puncture; tibiae pale, reddish (except apex). Black with pronounced brassy (rarely bluish) lustre, 4 basal segments of antennae (at least beneath) and the tibiae (except apex) pale reddish. Length 4.7 to 5.4 mm.
Scientific Name
Notiophilus semistriatus
Habitat
On gravelly, rather dry ground, often moraine, with thin, low vegetation.
Seasonality
Adults have been collected in June and August.
Identification
Elytron with a single preapical puncture; tibiae pale, reddish (except apex). Black with pronounced brassy (rarely bluish) lustre, 4 basal segments of antennae (at least beneath) and the tibiae (except apex) pale…
Elytron with a single preapical puncture; tibiae pale, reddish (except apex). Black with pronounced brassy (rarely bluish) lustre, 4 basal segments of antennae (at least beneath) and the tibiae (except apex) pale reddish. Length 4.7 to 5.4 mm.
Life History
None available.
Conservation
Rare.
Diet Info
Both adults are larvae are predatory.
Range
This species is wide raging in both United States and Canada. In Alberta this species has been found centrally, and in the southeast and northeast corners of the province.
Citation
Page Citation for Notiophilus semistriatus
Page Citation
"Species Details - Notiophilus semistriatus, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-2253/9-230039. Accessed 26 Jun. 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 43 specimens of this Species.
UASM422651 - Notiophilus semistriatus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: New Mexico, Sandoval county, Valles Caldera National Preserve
Date Collected2013-07-03/2013-07-24