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Species Details
Amara ovata
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IdentificationAdults are stout. Females measure about 10 - 11mm and males are 9 - 10 mm in length. Body is dorsally greenish metallic while it is black in colour ventrally. Male genitalia are slender and slightly curved and tapered at apex. Antennomeres vary in coloration with basal 1 - 3 segments black and 4 - 11 segments red. Tibiae are red while femora and tarsi are red to reddish black in color (Avgine and Emre, 2009).
Scientific Name
Amara ovata
Habitat
It habituates dry and open habitats. Gravelly grounds and sandy to loam soil structures are favored. Tall grassy patches often colonized. Cruciferous vegetation is usually preferred. It is also found in the vicinity…
It habituates dry and open habitats. Gravelly grounds and sandy to loam soil structures are favored. Tall grassy patches often colonized. Cruciferous vegetation is usually preferred. It is also found in the vicinity of areas colonized by human population and has been noted in railway embankments, city roads etc. (Lindroth, 1992).
Identification
Adults are stout. Females measure about 10 - 11mm and males are 9 - 10 mm in length. Body is dorsally greenish metallic while it is black in colour ventrally. Male genitalia are slender and slightly curved and tapered…
Adults are stout. Females measure about 10 - 11mm and males are 9 - 10 mm in length. Body is dorsally greenish metallic while it is black in colour ventrally. Male genitalia are slender and slightly curved and tapered at apex. Antennomeres vary in coloration with basal 1 - 3 segments black and 4 - 11 segments red. Tibiae are red while femora and tarsi are red to reddish black in color (Avgine and Emre, 2009).
Life History
The adults emerge in spring, mate and start oviposition. Larvae are present in field from July to September. There are three larval instars (Saska and Honek, 2003). Larvae pupate in soil in their final stadium and…
The adults emerge in spring, mate and start oviposition. Larvae are present in field from July to September. There are three larval instars (Saska and Honek, 2003). Larvae pupate in soil in their final stadium and emerge as sexually immature adults in August. They do not mate and overwinter inside soil to emerge again in next spring. This species is a typical spring breeder (Lindroth, 1992).
Conservation
Information not available.
Diet Info
Adults are granivorous and feed on seeds of cruciferous plant species such as Barbaraea vulgaris. The species has been found active in crops of winter wheat and winter rape (Honek and Jarosik, 2000). However, larva is…
Adults are granivorous and feed on seeds of cruciferous plant species such as Barbaraea vulgaris. The species has been found active in crops of winter wheat and winter rape (Honek and Jarosik, 2000). However, larva is carnivorous (Blunck, 1925).
Range
It is a Palearctic species and distributed in Europe, Asia Minor, Siberia and Japan. It was introduced in North America in 1928 in Ontario, Toranto. In Canada, it is distributed in Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario…
It is a Palearctic species and distributed in Europe, Asia Minor, Siberia and Japan. It was introduced in North America in 1928 in Ontario, Toranto. In Canada, it is distributed in Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec (CBIF, 2010, Lindroth, 1945). It has been reported recently from Atlantic Canada and has been recorded in Nova Scotia (Majka et al., 2006).
Citation
Page Citation for Amara ovata
Page Citation
"Species Details - Amara ovata, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-29226/9-78220. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
References
Author
Government of Canada
Title
Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility
Publication Date
2002
Author
Lindroth, Carl H.
Title
Ground Beetles (Carabidae) of Fennoscandia.
Publication Date
1992
Pages
630 pp
Author
Majka, C. G., J. Cook and S. Westby
Title
Introduced Carabidae (Coleoptera) from Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island: New records and ecological perspectives.
Publication Date
2006
Series Title
The Canadian Entomologist
Volume
138
Pages
602-609
Author
Blunck, H.
Title
Syllabus der Insektenbiologie. Coleopteren. 1.
Publication Date
1925
Author
Saska, P. and A. Honek
Title
Tempertaure and development of Central European species of Amara (Coleoptera:Carabidae).
Publication Date
2003
Series Title
European Journal of Entomology
Volume
100
Pages
509-515
Author
Honek, A. and H. Jarosik
Title
The role of crop density, seed and aphid presence in diversification of field communities of Carabidae (Coleoptera).
Publication Date
2000
Series Title
European Journal of Entomology
Volume
97
Pages
517-525
Specimen Information
There are 21 specimens of this Species.
UASM67771 - Amara ovata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Morinville
Date Collected1984-06-04
UASM67772 - Amara ovata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Morinville
Date Collected1984-06-13
UASM69612 - Amara ovata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Morinville
Date Collected1984-06-22
UASM69613 - Amara ovata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Morinville
Date Collected1984-06-22
UASM69614 - Amara ovata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Morinville
Date Collected1984-06-25
UASM69615 - Amara ovata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Morinville
Date Collected1984-08-03
UASM69616 - Amara ovata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Morinville
Date Collected1984-08-01
UASM69617 - Amara ovata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Morinville
Date Collected1984-08-10
UASM69618 - Amara ovata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Morinville
Date Collected1984-05-21
UASM69619 - Amara ovata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Morinville
Date Collected1984-05-30
UASM69620 - Amara ovata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Morinville
Date Collected1984-07-23
UASM69621 - Amara ovata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Morinville
Date Collected1984-07-06
UASM69622 - Amara ovata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Morinville
Date Collected1984-07-30
UASM69623 - Amara ovata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Morinville
Date Collected1984-07-30
UASM69624 - Amara ovata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Morinville
Date Collected1984-06-18
UASM69625 - Amara ovata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Morinville
Date Collected1984-06-13
UASM69626 - Amara ovata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Morinville
Date Collected1984-06-15
UASM69627 - Amara ovata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Morinville
Date Collected1984-06-15
UASM69628 - Amara ovata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Worsley
Collected ByFrank, J. H.
Date Collected1967-06-22/1967-06-23
UASM69629 - Amara ovata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Ellerslie
Collected ByCarcamo, H.
Date Collected1991-05-11
UASM230410 - Amara ovata
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Ontario, Ottawa
Collected ByLing, L.
Date Collected1977-05-11