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Species Details
Bembidion levettei
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »
SeasonalityAdults of this species has been collected in May to September.
IdentificationMember of the inaequale group (subgenus Bracteon). Similar to B. inaequale in color though usually with more sombre ground color (sometimes green); smooth parts of elytra purple or cupreous, as a rule; prothorax sometimes with darker disc; femora more or less reddish at base but tibiae hardly paler. Prothorax broader than in B. inaequale. It is best distinguished from this species on the sculpture of elytra; these are strongly transversely depressed behind the base and only intervals (2-) 3-5 are shiny in front of the depression; the mirror of the 7th (-8th) interval behind middle is never isolated but broadly connected with the similarly sculptured inner intervals. Length 5.4 to 6.3 mm.
Scientific Name
Bembidion levettei
Habitat
As in B. inaequale, but more regular at standing water, often less dependent on clay.
Seasonality
Adults of this species has been collected in May to September.
Identification
Member of the inaequale group (subgenus Bracteon). Similar to B. inaequale in color though usually with more sombre ground color (sometimes green); smooth parts of elytra purple or cupreous, as a rule; prothorax…
Member of the inaequale group (subgenus Bracteon). Similar to B. inaequale in color though usually with more sombre ground color (sometimes green); smooth parts of elytra purple or cupreous, as a rule; prothorax sometimes with darker disc; femora more or less reddish at base but tibiae hardly paler. Prothorax broader than in B. inaequale. It is best distinguished from this species on the sculpture of elytra; these are strongly transversely depressed behind the base and only intervals (2-) 3-5 are shiny in front of the depression; the mirror of the 7th (-8th) interval behind middle is never isolated but broadly connected with the similarly sculptured inner intervals. Length 5.4 to 6.3 mm.
Life History
No information available.
Conservation
Relatively common.
Diet Info
Both larvae and adults are predatory.
Range
This species rages across the northern United States, and most of Canada. In Alberta this species is known from the central third, and the extreme north-east corner of the province.
Citation
Page Citation for Bembidion levettei
Page Citation
"Species Details - Bembidion levettei, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-2895/9-29024. Accessed 26 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 3.
Publication Date
1963
Series Title
Opuscula Entomologica
Volume
24
Pages
201-408
Specimen Information
There are 243 specimens of this Species.
UASM353875 - Bembidion levettei
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, St. Albert
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1921-06-12
UASM353876 - Bembidion levettei
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, St. Albert
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1921-06-12
UASM353877 - Bembidion levettei
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Wabamun
Collected ByStrickland, E. H.
Date Collected1924-05-11
UASM353878 - Bembidion levettei
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Red Deer River
Collected BySand, P. B. G.
Date Collected1902-05-10
UASM353879 - Bembidion levettei
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Wabamun
Collected ByStrickland, E. H.
Date Collected1924-05-11
UASM353880 - Bembidion levettei
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cooking Lake
Date Collected1918-07-06
UASM353881 - Bembidion levettei
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1921-07-01
UASM353882 - Bembidion levettei
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Lakelse Lake
UASM353883 - Bembidion levettei
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Lakelse Lake
Collected ByHippisley, W. W. H.
UASM353884 - Bembidion levettei
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Gull Lake
Collected ByStrickland, E. H.
Date Collected1929-06-28
UASM353885 - Bembidion levettei
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Michigan, Chippewa county, Whitefish Point
Collected ByAndrews, A. W.
Date Collected1913-07-01
UASM353886 - Bembidion levettei
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Slave Lake
Collected ByBryant, O.
Date Collected1924-08-15