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. Accessed 01 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 3.
Publication Date
1963
Series Title
Opuscula Entomologica
Volume
24
Pages
201-408
Specimen Information
There are 243 specimens of this Species.
UASM31637 - Bembidion levettei
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Pembina River
Collected ByAllen, R. T.; Ball, G. E.; Whitehead, D. R.
Date Collected1964-06-21
UASM31638 - Bembidion levettei
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Pembina River
Collected ByAllen, R. T.; Ball, G. E.; Whitehead, D. R.
Date Collected1964-06-21
UASM31639 - Bembidion levettei
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Pembina River
Collected ByAllen, R. T.; Ball, G. E.; Whitehead, D. R.
Date Collected1964-06-21
UASM31640 - Bembidion levettei
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Pembina River
Collected ByAllen, R. T.; Ball, G. E.; Whitehead, D. R.
Date Collected1964-06-21
UASM31641 - Bembidion levettei
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Pembina River
Collected ByAllen, R. T.; Ball, G. E.; Whitehead, D. R.
Date Collected1964-06-21
UASM31642 - Bembidion levettei
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Pembina River
Collected ByAllen, R. T.; Ball, G. E.; Whitehead, D. R.
Date Collected1964-06-21
UASM31643 - Bembidion levettei
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Flatbush
Date Collected1964-06-21
UASM31644 - Bembidion levettei
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Red Deer River
Collected ByAllen, R. T.; Ball, G. E.; Whitehead, D. R.
Date Collected1964-06-19
UASM31645 - Bembidion levettei
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Red Deer River
Collected ByBall, G. E. & family
Date Collected1957-06-17
UASM31646 - Bembidion levettei
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Red Deer River
Collected ByBall, G. E. & family
Date Collected1957-06-17
UASM31647 - Bembidion levettei
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Red Deer River
Collected ByBall, G. E. & family
Date Collected1957-06-17
UASM31648 - Bembidion levettei
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Red Deer River
Collected ByBall, G. E. & family
Date Collected1957-06-17
UASM31649 - Bembidion levettei
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Red Deer River
Collected ByBall, G. E. & family
Date Collected1957-06-17
UASM31650 - Bembidion levettei
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Red Deer River
Collected ByBall, G. E. & family
Date Collected1957-06-17
UASM31651 - Bembidion levettei
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Red Deer River
Collected ByBall, G. E. & family
Date Collected1957-06-17
UASM31652 - Bembidion levettei
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Red Deer River
Collected ByBall, G. E. & family
Date Collected1957-06-17
UASM31653 - Bembidion levettei
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Wabamun
Collected ByNimmo, A. P.; Whitehead, D. R.
Date Collected1964-04-19
UASM31654 - Bembidion levettei
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Notikewin River
Collected ByGooding, R. H.; Wilkie, M.
Date Collected1970-07-12
UASM31655 - Bembidion levettei
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Slave Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.; Ball, K. E.
Date Collected1971-06-05
UASM31656 - Bembidion levettei
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Slave Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.; Ball, K. E.
Date Collected1971-06-05
UASM31657 - Bembidion levettei
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Athabasca River
Collected ByBall, G. E.; Ball, K. E.; Wilkie, M.
Date Collected1969-06-07