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Species Details

Trechus apicalis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »

IdentificationMember of the chalybeus group, with large head and short elytra, each eltron with at least 4 complete, punctate striae, elytra more or less iridescent. Piceous to light bown, elytra usually palest, appendages paler. Microsculpture on disc of prothorax consisting of dense, transverse lines, therefore disc iridescent. Easily separated from other members of the group by the rounded hind angles of prothorax, with almost no sinuation of sides. Length 3.9-4.7 mm.

Scientific Name Trechus apicalis Habitat Usually occurs on meagre soild, among dead leaves under bushes in shady areas. Identification
Member of the chalybeus group, with large head and short elytra, each eltron with at least 4 complete, punctate striae, elytra more or less iridescent. Piceous to light bown, elytra usually palest, appendages paler.…
Member of the chalybeus group, with large head and short elytra, each eltron with at least 4 complete, punctate striae, elytra more or less iridescent. Piceous to light bown, elytra usually palest, appendages paler. Microsculpture on disc of prothorax consisting of dense, transverse lines, therefore disc iridescent. Easily separated from other members of the group by the rounded hind angles of prothorax, with almost no sinuation of sides. Length 3.9-4.7 mm.
Life History No information available. Conservation Common. Diet Info Both larvae and adults are predatory. Range
This species is found in northern United States and across most of Canada. In Alberta this species is found mainly in the central regions, with a few collections in the extreme south and north. Additional collections…
This species is found in northern United States and across most of Canada. In Alberta this species is found mainly in the central regions, with a few collections in the extreme south and north. Additional collections may fill in the intervening regions.

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"Species Details - Trechus apicalis, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-2973/9-28875. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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Specimen Information

There are 213 specimens of this Species.

213 results plotted on map in 64 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

UASM31528 - Trechus apicalis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills Provincial Park, Elkwater Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1955-06-13

UASM31529 - Trechus apicalis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills Provincial Park, Elkwater Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1955-06-13

UASM31530 - Trechus apicalis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills Provincial Park, Elkwater Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1955-06-13

UASM31531 - Trechus apicalis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills Provincial Park, Elkwater Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1955-06-13

UASM31532 - Trechus apicalis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills Provincial Park, Elkwater Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1955-06-13

UASM31533 - Trechus apicalis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills Provincial Park, Elkwater Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1955-06-13

UASM31534 - Trechus apicalis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills Provincial Park, Elkwater Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1955-06-13

UASM31535 - Trechus apicalis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills Provincial Park, Elkwater Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1955-06-13

UASM31536 - Trechus apicalis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills Provincial Park, Elkwater Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1955-06-13

UASM31537 - Trechus apicalis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills Provincial Park, Elkwater Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1955-06-13

UASM31538 - Trechus apicalis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills Provincial Park, Elkwater Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1955-06-13

UASM31539 - Trechus apicalis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills Provincial Park, Elkwater Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1955-06-13

UASM31540 - Trechus apicalis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills Provincial Park, Elkwater Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1955-06-13

UASM31541 - Trechus apicalis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills Provincial Park, Elkwater Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1955-06-13

UASM31542 - Trechus apicalis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills Provincial Park, Elkwater Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1955-06-13

UASM31543 - Trechus apicalis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Southeastern Alberta Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1955-06-21

UASM31544 - Trechus apicalis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Southeastern Alberta Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1955-06-21

UASM31545 - Trechus apicalis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Southeastern Alberta Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1955-06-21

UASM31546 - Trechus apicalis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Ministik Lake Collected ByBall, G. E. & family Date Collected1956-06-03

UASM31547 - Trechus apicalis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBall, G. E.; Ball, K. E. Date Collected1956-06-10

UASM31548 - Trechus apicalis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBall, G. E.; Ball, K. E. Date Collected1956-06-10

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