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Species Details
Loricera pilicornis pilicornis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »
SeasonalityThis species has been collected from May to October.
IdentificationBlack, usually with pronounced, often greenish or bluish lustre, elytra commonly more or less rufinistic, tibiae, mandibles and palpi more or less pale. Prothorx with sides less, or not at all, sinuate posteriorly, hind angles obtuse or rounded. Elytra with three foveae on 4th interval (exceptionally with one on 7th interval of one elytron, but not both). Length 7.0-8.5 mm.
Scientific Name
Loricera pilicornis pilicornis
Habitat
Hygrophilous, usually at fresh, often standing water, on rich soil, more or less shaded.
Seasonality
This species has been collected from May to October.
Identification
Black, usually with pronounced, often greenish or bluish lustre, elytra commonly more or less rufinistic, tibiae, mandibles and palpi more or less pale. Prothorx with sides less, or not at all, sinuate posteriorly,…
Black, usually with pronounced, often greenish or bluish lustre, elytra commonly more or less rufinistic, tibiae, mandibles and palpi more or less pale. Prothorx with sides less, or not at all, sinuate posteriorly, hind angles obtuse or rounded. Elytra with three foveae on 4th interval (exceptionally with one on 7th interval of one elytron, but not both). Length 7.0-8.5 mm.
Life History
Overwinters in the adult stage.
Conservation
Common.
Diet Info
Both larvae and adults are predatory.
Range
This species is found in norther United States, and across Canada. In Alberta this species is recorder from most of the province.
Citation
Page Citation for Loricera pilicornis pilicornis
Page Citation
"Species Details - Loricera pilicornis pilicornis, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-2503/9-38395. Accessed 15 Nov. 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 145 specimens of this Species.
UASM36581 - Loricera pilicornis pilicornis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Grande Prairie
Collected ByKlose, M.
Date Collected1998-05-15/1998-08-15
UASM36582 - Loricera pilicornis pilicornis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Grande Prairie
Collected ByKlose, M.
Date Collected1998-05-15/1998-08-15
UASM36583 - Loricera pilicornis pilicornis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Grande Prairie
Collected ByKlose, M.
Date Collected1998-05-15/1998-08-15
UASM36584 - Loricera pilicornis pilicornis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Grande Prairie
Collected ByKlose, M.
Date Collected1998-05-15/1998-08-15
UASM36585 - Loricera pilicornis pilicornis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Grande Prairie
Collected ByKlose, M.
Date Collected1998-05-15/1998-08-15
UASM36586 - Loricera pilicornis pilicornis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Grande Prairie
Collected ByKlose, M.
Date Collected1998-05-15/1998-08-15
UASM36587 - Loricera pilicornis pilicornis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Grande Prairie
Collected ByKlose, M.
Date Collected1998-05-15/1998-08-15
UASM36588 - Loricera pilicornis pilicornis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Grande Prairie
Collected ByKlose, M.
Date Collected1998-05-15/1998-08-15
UASM36589 - Loricera pilicornis pilicornis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Grande Prairie
Collected ByKlose, M.
Date Collected1998-05-15/1998-08-15
UASM36590 - Loricera pilicornis pilicornis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Whitecourt
Collected ByKlose, M.
Date Collected1998-05-15/1998-08-15
UASM36591 - Loricera pilicornis pilicornis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Whitecourt
Collected ByKlose, M.
Date Collected1998-05-15/1998-08-15
UASM36592 - Loricera pilicornis pilicornis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Whitecourt
Collected ByKlose, M.
Date Collected1998-05-15/1998-08-15
UASM36593 - Loricera pilicornis pilicornis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Whitecourt
Collected ByKlose, M.
Date Collected1998-05-15/1998-08-15
UASM36594 - Loricera pilicornis pilicornis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Whitecourt
Collected ByKlose, M.
Date Collected1998-05-15/1998-08-15
UASM36595 - Loricera pilicornis pilicornis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, George Lake
Collected ByPohl, G. R.
Date Collected1988-07-19
UASM36596 - Loricera pilicornis pilicornis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, George Lake
Collected ByPohl, G. R.
Date Collected1988-07-19
UASM32788 - Loricera pilicornis pilicornis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Peace River
Collected ByJacobs, J. M.
Date Collected2000-07-05/2000-07-26
UASM212096 - Loricera pilicornis pilicornis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lacombe
Collected ByHummel, J.; Montgomery, J.
Date Collected2006-07-10
UASM212097 - Loricera pilicornis pilicornis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lacombe
Collected ByMontgomery, J.
Date Collected2006-07-18