Species Details

Amara aenea

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IdentificationAdult range from 6.2 to 8.8 mm in length (Lindroth, 1968) with males ranging from 7 - 7.5 mm and females 7 - 8.5 mm (Avgine and Emre, 2009). Adult body narrow and flat, black bright upper surface with brassy, greenish or rarely bluish reflection. Eyes are flatter than A. familiaris. Prothorax with front angles protruded, absence of convex surface (fovea) on outer prothorax while inner surface has sharp, short streak parallel to the median line. Elytra with fine striae, each with 3 sub-apical punctures. Male genitals slightly S-shaped at apex (side view) with hooked lateral lobes (parameres) (Lindroth, 1968).

Scientific Name Amara aenea Habitat It is found on dry and open grasslands, sandy soil, lawns in parks and gardens (Lindroth, 1955). Identification
Adult range from 6.2 to 8.8 mm in length (Lindroth, 1968) with males ranging from 7 - 7.5 mm and females 7 - 8.5 mm (Avgine and Emre, 2009). Adult body narrow and flat, black bright upper surface with brassy, greenish…
Adult range from 6.2 to 8.8 mm in length (Lindroth, 1968) with males ranging from 7 - 7.5 mm and females 7 - 8.5 mm (Avgine and Emre, 2009). Adult body narrow and flat, black bright upper surface with brassy, greenish or rarely bluish reflection. Eyes are flatter than A. familiaris. Prothorax with front angles protruded, absence of convex surface (fovea) on outer prothorax while inner surface has sharp, short streak parallel to the median line. Elytra with fine striae, each with 3 sub-apical punctures. Male genitals slightly S-shaped at apex (side view) with hooked lateral lobes (parameres) (Lindroth, 1968).
Life History
Adults overwinter in soil and emerge in spring to reproduce (Lindroth, 1992). There are three larval instars that feed on weed seeds and also on the immature stages of other insects. Larvae pupate inside upper layer…
Adults overwinter in soil and emerge in spring to reproduce (Lindroth, 1992). There are three larval instars that feed on weed seeds and also on the immature stages of other insects. Larvae pupate inside upper layer of soil and emerge as adults (Saska and Jarosik, 2001).
Conservation Information not available. Diet Info
Adults and larvae are omnivorous, feeding on a range of arthropods (Hurka, 1996, Klimes and Saska, 2010). Larvae also feed on weed seeds (Saska and Jarosik, 2001), and have higher survivorship on a mixed diet of…
Adults and larvae are omnivorous, feeding on a range of arthropods (Hurka, 1996, Klimes and Saska, 2010). Larvae also feed on weed seeds (Saska and Jarosik, 2001), and have higher survivorship on a mixed diet of insect prey and weed seeds than sole feeding on either of the two diets (Hurka and Jarosik, 2003). Larvae and adults have been recorded in abundance in apple orchards colonizing weedy areas on species like chickweed, Stellaria media (L.) (OMAFRA, 1996).
Range
Mainly Palearctic in distribution. Introduced into North America from Europe. Species in its distribution is much restricted to northeastern North America. Reported in Canada from Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New…
Mainly Palearctic in distribution. Introduced into North America from Europe. Species in its distribution is much restricted to northeastern North America. Reported in Canada from Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario (Lindroth, 1968, CBIF, 2010).

Citation

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"Species Details - Amara aenea, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-36642. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Authorship

Name Kulkarni, S.
Role species page author
Date 2010

References

Specimen Information

There are 24 specimens of this Species.

24 results plotted on map in 15 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

UASM216880 - Amara aenea

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: Massachusetts, Worcester county, Barre Collected ByBall, K. E. Date Collected1950-06

UASM216881 - Amara aenea

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: Massachusetts, Worcester county, Barre Collected ByBall, K. E. Date Collected1950-06

UASM230739 - Amara aenea

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Oliver Collected Byvan Nidek, A.; van Nidek, C. B. Date Collected1982-08-01/1982-08-03

UASM230740 - Amara aenea

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Oliver Collected Byvan Nidek, A.; van Nidek, C. B. Date Collected1982-08-01/1982-08-03

UASM230741 - Amara aenea

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Oliver Collected Byvan Nidek, A.; van Nidek, C. B. Date Collected1982-08-01/1982-08-03

UASM230742 - Amara aenea

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Oliver Collected Byvan Nidek, A.; van Nidek, C. B. Date Collected1982-08-01/1982-08-03

UASM230743 - Amara aenea

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Oliver Collected Byvan Nidek, A.; van Nidek, C. B. Date Collected1982-08-01/1982-08-03

UASM230744 - Amara aenea

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: Delaware, Sussex county, Rehoboth Beach Collected BySuenson, E. Date Collected1946-09-04

UASM230745 - Amara aenea

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: New York, Wayne county Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1947-05-10

UASM230746 - Amara aenea

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: Massachusetts, Worcester county, Barre Collected ByBall, K. E. Date Collected1950-06

UASM230747 - Amara aenea

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: Massachusetts, Worcester county, Barre Collected ByBall, K. E. Date Collected1950-06

UASM230748 - Amara aenea

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: Massachusetts, Worcester county, Barre Collected ByBall, K. E. Date Collected1950-06

UASM230749 - Amara aenea

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: Connecticut, Hartford county, Hartford Collected ByEvans, H. E. Date Collected1947-08-10

UASM230750 - Amara aenea

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Ontario, Ottawa Collected ByCooley, W. M. Date Collected1978-05-21

UASM230751 - Amara aenea

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: New York, Tompkins county, Ithaca Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1954-04-18

UASM230752 - Amara aenea

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Ontario, Beacon Hill Collected ByBaker, G. Date Collected1977-06

UASM230753 - Amara aenea

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Ontario, Beacon Hill Collected ByBaker, G. Date Collected1977-06

UASM230754 - Amara aenea

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedEngland: Cornwall Collected ByWhitehead, D. R. Date Collected1968-08-15

UASM230755 - Amara aenea

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: Kansas, Cowley county, New Salem Collected ByKearns, D. Date Collected1982-07-26

UASM230756 - Amara aenea

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: New York, Suffolk county, Ocean Beach Collected ByValentine, B. D. Date Collected1954-05-23

UASM230757 - Amara aenea

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: Colorado, Denver county, Denver Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1959-06-18

Adult Seasonal Distribution