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Species Details
Bembidion carinula
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »
SeasonalityAdults of this species have been collected in June to September.
IdentificationMember of the inaequale group (subgenus Bracteon). Best recognized on the well-develpoed carina at hind angles of prothorax which runs parallel with side margin and reaches the base. Coppery or greenish, rarely bluish, mirrors of 3rd interval as a rule contrasting, in green specimens often coppery, and with adjoining intervals sometimes diffusely darkened. First antennal segment red, at least underneath; legs varying but femora always reddish at base (as a rule entirely), tibiae red to piceous, except at apex. Elytra with barely preceptible transverse impression at base and 4th stria straight, basal margin inside shoulder reaching 5th stria; 3rd interval hardly twice as broad as 4th on the level of anterior silver spot. Length 4.6 to 6.3 mm.
Scientific Name
Bembidion carinula
Habitat
On barren banks and shores of slowly running or standing waters, on pure sand, sometimes coarse.
Seasonality
Adults of this species have been collected in June to September.
Identification
Member of the inaequale group (subgenus Bracteon). Best recognized on the well-develpoed carina at hind angles of prothorax which runs parallel with side margin and reaches the base. Coppery or greenish, rarely…
Member of the inaequale group (subgenus Bracteon). Best recognized on the well-develpoed carina at hind angles of prothorax which runs parallel with side margin and reaches the base. Coppery or greenish, rarely bluish, mirrors of 3rd interval as a rule contrasting, in green specimens often coppery, and with adjoining intervals sometimes diffusely darkened. First antennal segment red, at least underneath; legs varying but femora always reddish at base (as a rule entirely), tibiae red to piceous, except at apex. Elytra with barely preceptible transverse impression at base and 4th stria straight, basal margin inside shoulder reaching 5th stria; 3rd interval hardly twice as broad as 4th on the level of anterior silver spot. Length 4.6 to 6.3 mm.
Life History
Overwinters in the adult stage.
Conservation
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 found in the central and south regions, and the extreme north-east corner of the the province.
Citation
Page Citation for Bembidion carinula
Page Citation
"Species Details - Bembidion carinula, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-2898/9-29926. Accessed 01 Jan. 2025.
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 792 specimens of this Species.
UASM31978 - Bembidion carinula
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Calling Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.; Ball, K. E.; Wilkie, M.
Date Collected1969-06-07
UASM31979 - Bembidion carinula
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Calling Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.; Ball, K. E.; Wilkie, M.
Date Collected1969-06-07
UASM31980 - Bembidion carinula
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Calling Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.; Ball, K. E.; Wilkie, M.
Date Collected1969-06-07
UASM31981 - Bembidion carinula
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Calling Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.; Ball, K. E.; Wilkie, M.
Date Collected1969-06-07
UASM31982 - Bembidion carinula
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Calling Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.; Ball, K. E.; Wilkie, M.
Date Collected1969-06-07
UASM31983 - Bembidion carinula
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Calling Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.; Ball, K. E.; Wilkie, M.
Date Collected1969-06-07
UASM31984 - Bembidion carinula
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Calling Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.; Ball, K. E.; Wilkie, M.
Date Collected1969-06-07
UASM31985 - Bembidion carinula
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Calling Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.; Ball, K. E.; Wilkie, M.
Date Collected1969-06-07
UASM31986 - Bembidion carinula
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Calling Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.; Ball, K. E.; Wilkie, M.
Date Collected1969-06-07
UASM31987 - Bembidion carinula
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Calling Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.; Ball, K. E.; Wilkie, M.
Date Collected1969-06-07
UASM31988 - Bembidion carinula
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Calling Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.; Ball, K. E.; Wilkie, M.
Date Collected1969-06-07
UASM31989 - Bembidion carinula
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Calling Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.; Ball, K. E.; Wilkie, M.
Date Collected1969-06-07
UASM31990 - Bembidion carinula
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Calling Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.; Ball, K. E.; Wilkie, M.
Date Collected1969-06-07
UASM31991 - Bembidion carinula
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Calling Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.; Ball, K. E.; Wilkie, M.
Date Collected1969-06-07
UASM31992 - Bembidion carinula
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Calling Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.; Ball, K. E.; Wilkie, M.
Date Collected1969-06-07
UASM31993 - Bembidion carinula
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Calling Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.; Ball, K. E.; Wilkie, M.
Date Collected1969-06-07
UASM31994 - Bembidion carinula
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Calling Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.; Ball, K. E.; Wilkie, M.
Date Collected1969-06-07
UASM31995 - Bembidion carinula
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Calling Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.; Ball, K. E.; Wilkie, M.
Date Collected1969-06-07
UASM31996 - Bembidion carinula
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Calling Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.; Ball, K. E.; Wilkie, M.
Date Collected1969-06-07
UASM31997 - Bembidion carinula
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Calling Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.; Ball, K. E.; Wilkie, M.
Date Collected1969-06-07
UASM31998 - Bembidion carinula
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Calling Lake
Collected ByBall, G. E.; Ball, K. E.; Wilkie, M.
Date Collected1969-06-07