Species Details
Trechus tenuiscapus
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. Larger and darker on an average than chalybeus, with broader prothorax. Microsculpture on disc of prothorax consisting of dense, transverse lines, therefore disc iridescent. Hind angles of prothorax always denticulate. Length 4.1-4.9 mm.
Scientific Name
Trechus tenuiscapus
Habitat
Usually mixed forests, nearly up to tree limit; under stones and logs, in moist 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. Larger and darker on an average than chalybeus, with broader…
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. Larger and darker on an average than chalybeus, with broader prothorax. Microsculpture on disc of prothorax consisting of dense, transverse lines, therefore disc iridescent. Hind angles of prothorax always denticulate. Length 4.1-4.9 mm.
Life History
No information available.
Conservation
Common.
Diet Info
Both larvae and adults are predatory.
Range
This species is found in northwestern United States and western Canada. In Alberta the only collections have been in the southern third near the B.C. border.
Citation
Page Citation for Trechus tenuiscapus
Page Citation
"Species Details - Trechus tenuiscapus, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-2979. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
Specimen Information
There are 37 specimens of this Species.
UASM31591 - Trechus tenuiscapus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Crowsnest Pass
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1955-08-30
UASM31592 - Trechus tenuiscapus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Crowsnest Pass
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1955-08-30
UASM31593 - Trechus tenuiscapus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Crowsnest Pass
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1955-08-30
UASM31594 - Trechus tenuiscapus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Crowsnest Pass
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1955-08-30
UASM31595 - Trechus tenuiscapus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Crowsnest Pass
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1955-08-30
UASM31596 - Trechus tenuiscapus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Crowsnest Pass
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1955-08-30
UASM31597 - Trechus tenuiscapus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Crowsnest Pass
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1955-08-30
UASM31598 - Trechus tenuiscapus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Crowsnest Pass
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1955-08-30
UASM31599 - Trechus tenuiscapus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Crowsnest Pass
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1955-08-30
UASM31600 - Trechus tenuiscapus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Crowsnest Pass
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1955-08-30
UASM31601 - Trechus tenuiscapus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Crowsnest Pass
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1955-08-30
UASM31602 - Trechus tenuiscapus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Crowsnest Pass
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1955-08-30
UASM31603 - Trechus tenuiscapus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Crowsnest Pass
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1955-08-30
UASM31604 - Trechus tenuiscapus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Crowsnest Pass
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1955-08-30
UASM31605 - Trechus tenuiscapus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Crowsnest Pass
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1955-08-30
UASM31606 - Trechus tenuiscapus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Crowsnest Pass
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1955-08-30
UASM31607 - Trechus tenuiscapus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Crowsnest Pass
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1955-08-30
UASM31608 - Trechus tenuiscapus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Crowsnest Pass
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1955-08-30
UASM31609 - Trechus tenuiscapus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Bragg Creek
Collected Byvan Nidek, C. B.
Date Collected1983-05-17
UASM31610 - Trechus tenuiscapus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Bragg Creek
Collected Byvan Nidek, C. B.
Date Collected1983-05-17
UASM97059 - Trechus tenuiscapus
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Kakwa Wildland Provincial Park
Collected ByJohnson, T.
Date Collected2006-07-16/2006-07-22