« Back to your search

Species Details

Elaphrus lecontei

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »

SeasonalityThis species has been collected from May to July. IdentificationBlack, with brassy or greenish, rarely coppery, lustre, strongest on legs; upper surface, except mirrors, dull from dense punctation and microsculpture; tibiae rufous. Head without central fovea. Male with three dilated protarsal segments. Length 7.5-9.9 mm.

Scientific Name Elaphrus lecontei Habitat Confined to alkaline lakes and ponds; near margin on bare mud or depressed mats of grass. Seasonality This species has been collected from May to July. Identification
Black, with brassy or greenish, rarely coppery, lustre, strongest on legs; upper surface, except mirrors, dull from dense punctation and microsculpture; tibiae rufous. Head without central fovea. Male with three…
Black, with brassy or greenish, rarely coppery, lustre, strongest on legs; upper surface, except mirrors, dull from dense punctation and microsculpture; tibiae rufous. Head without central fovea. Male with three dilated protarsal segments. Length 7.5-9.9 mm.
Life History Probably overwinters in the adult stage. Conservation Relatively common. Diet Info Both larvae and adults are predatory. Range This species is found in the western half of United States and Canada (including Ontario). In Alberta this species is found in the southern half.

Citation

Page Citation for Elaphrus lecontei

Page Citation

"Species Details - Elaphrus lecontei, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-2451/9-230419. Accessed 11 Dec. 2024.

References

Specimen Information

There are 257 specimens of this Species.

257 results plotted on map in 48 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

UASM176261 - Elaphrus lecontei

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Broadview Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1956-07-14

UASM176262 - Elaphrus lecontei

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Broadview Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1956-07-14

UASM176263 - Elaphrus lecontei

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Broadview Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1956-07-14

UASM176264 - Elaphrus lecontei

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Crane Lake Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1956-07-16

UASM176265 - Elaphrus lecontei

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Cypress Hills Provincial Park Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1957-07-02

UASM176266 - Elaphrus lecontei

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Cypress Hills Provincial Park Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1955-06-28

UASM176267 - Elaphrus lecontei

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Cypress Hills Provincial Park Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1955-06-28

UASM176268 - Elaphrus lecontei

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Ekapo Lake Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1956-07-14

UASM176269 - Elaphrus lecontei

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Ekapo Lake Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1956-07-14

UASM176270 - Elaphrus lecontei

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Ekapo Lake Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1956-07-14

UASM176271 - Elaphrus lecontei

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Ekapo Lake Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1956-07-14

UASM176272 - Elaphrus lecontei

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Ekapo Lake Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1956-07-14

UASM176273 - Elaphrus lecontei

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Gull Lake Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1956-07-16

UASM176274 - Elaphrus lecontei

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: Utah, Utah county, Provo Collected ByEvans, H. E. Date Collected1948-08-16

UASM176275 - Elaphrus lecontei

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Oak Hammock Date Collected1984-05-10

UASM176276 - Elaphrus lecontei

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Oak Hammock Date Collected1984-05-10

UASM176277 - Elaphrus lecontei

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Oak Hammock Date Collected1984-05-10

UASM176278 - Elaphrus lecontei

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Oak Hammock Date Collected1984-05-10

UASM176279 - Elaphrus lecontei

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Oak Hammock Date Collected1984-05-10

UASM176280 - Elaphrus lecontei

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Oak Hammock Date Collected1984-05-10

UASM176281 - Elaphrus lecontei

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Oak Hammock Date Collected1984-05-10

Adult Seasonal Distribution