Species Details
Dyschirius interior
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »
SeasonalityThis species has been collected from May to August and in October.
IdentificationMember of the tridentatus group, with the raised margin of the elytron prolonged upon the base to the peduncle. Median clypeal tooth short and blunt, sometimes apparent only by the clearly bisinuate margin. Piceous to dark brown, usuallywith slight metallic hue, mouthparts and legs paler, reddish, antennae somewhat darkening towards tip. Elytron with 1 subhumeral fovea. Length 3.0-4.2 mm.
Scientific Name
Dyschirius interior
Habitat
Apparently confined to the borders of saline lakes.
Seasonality
This species has been collected from May to August and in October.
Identification
Member of the tridentatus group, with the raised margin of the elytron prolonged upon the base to the peduncle. Median clypeal tooth short and blunt, sometimes apparent only by the clearly bisinuate margin. Piceous to…
Member of the tridentatus group, with the raised margin of the elytron prolonged upon the base to the peduncle. Median clypeal tooth short and blunt, sometimes apparent only by the clearly bisinuate margin. Piceous to dark brown, usuallywith slight metallic hue, mouthparts and legs paler, reddish, antennae somewhat darkening towards tip. Elytron with 1 subhumeral fovea. Length 3.0-4.2 mm.
Life History
No information available.
Conservation
Moderately common.
Diet Info
Both larvae and adults are predatory.
Range
This species is found on the central plains of United States and Canada. In Alberta this species is found in the south near the Saskatchewan border.
Citation
Page Citation for Dyschirius interior
Page Citation
"Species Details - Dyschirius interior, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-2515. Accessed 04 May. 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 48 specimens of this Species.
UASM183528 - Dyschirius interior
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Cobbes Lake
Collected ByPollock, D. A.
Date Collected1987-07-30/1987-08-06
UASM183668 - Dyschirius interior
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Arizona, Coconino county, Moenkopi Wash
Collected ByMadge, R. B.; G. E. Ball family
Date Collected1960-09-05
UASM183669 - Dyschirius interior
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Arizona, Coconino county, Moenkopi Wash
Collected ByMadge, R. B.; G. E. Ball family
Date Collected1960-09-05
UASM183670 - Dyschirius interior
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Arizona, Coconino county, Moenkopi Wash
Collected ByMadge, R. B.; G. E. Ball family
Date Collected1960-09-05
UASM183671 - Dyschirius interior
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Arizona, Coconino county, Moenkopi Wash
Collected ByMadge, R. B.; G. E. Ball family
Date Collected1960-09-05
UASM183672 - Dyschirius interior
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Arizona, Navajo county, Laguna Creek
Collected ByG. E. Ball family
Date Collected1963-08-27