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Species Details
Blethisa multipunctata aurata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »
SeasonalityAdults have been collected in May to July and in September.
IdentificationDenticulate hind angles of prothorax approximately right and metacoxae each with a single seta. Black with bronzy lustre, side margins often brighter: greenish, bluish or golden. Length 10.0 to 13.5 mm.
Scientific Name
Blethisa multipunctata aurata
Habitat
On soft soil among Carex vegetation and usually with mosses at the margins of lakes and ponds.
Seasonality
Adults have been collected in May to July and in September.
Identification
Denticulate hind angles of prothorax approximately right and metacoxae each with a single seta. Black with bronzy lustre, side margins often brighter: greenish, bluish or golden. Length 10.0 to 13.5 mm.
Life History
Overwinters in the adult stage.
Conservation
Common.
Diet Info
Both larvae and adults are predatory.
Range
This species is found in the northeaastern United States and in most of Canada. In Alberta this species is found over the southern half, except in the drier prairie regions
Citation
Page Citation for Blethisa multipunctata aurata
Page Citation
"Species Details - Blethisa multipunctata aurata, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-2270/9-21308. Accessed 20 Dec. 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 194 specimens of this Species.
UASM26452 - Blethisa multipunctata aurata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Pembina River
Collected ByAllen, R. T.; Ball, G. E.; Whitehead, D. R.
Date Collected1960-06-20
UASM26453 - Blethisa multipunctata aurata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Pembina River
Collected ByAllen, R. T.; Ball, G. E.; Whitehead, D. R.
Date Collected1960-06-20
UASM26454 - Blethisa multipunctata aurata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Pembina River
Collected ByAllen, R. T.; Ball, G. E.; Whitehead, D. R.
Date Collected1960-06-20
UASM26455 - Blethisa multipunctata aurata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Pembina River
Collected ByAllen, R. T.; Ball, G. E.; Whitehead, D. R.
Date Collected1960-06-20
UASM100324 - Blethisa multipunctata aurata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Colin-Cornwall Lakes Wildland Park, Esker Lake
Collected ByHilchie, G. J.; Ash, L.; Hilchie, D. N.
Date Collected2002-07-09