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Species Details
Nebria intermedia
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »
SeasonalityAdults have been collected in May to October.
IdentificationMember of the gyllenhali group. Dark piceous to dark brown, margins of prothorax always paler. Prothorax with lateral seta, sides sinuate in basal half and hind angles right, or slightly obtuse, but sharp at tip; meta-coxae and sternites 3-5 unisetose; and wings full. Length 9.0 to 11.5 mm.
Scientific Name
Nebria intermedia
Habitat
Not strictly riparian; found in woods, margin of bogs, open meadows and near snow patches.
Seasonality
Adults have been collected in May to October.
Identification
Member of the gyllenhali group. Dark piceous to dark brown, margins of prothorax always paler. Prothorax with lateral seta, sides sinuate in basal half and hind angles right, or slightly obtuse, but sharp at tip;…
Member of the gyllenhali group. Dark piceous to dark brown, margins of prothorax always paler. Prothorax with lateral seta, sides sinuate in basal half and hind angles right, or slightly obtuse, but sharp at tip; meta-coxae and sternites 3-5 unisetose; and wings full. Length 9.0 to 11.5 mm.
Life History
Probably overwinters in the adult stage.
Conservation
Common.
Diet Info
Both larvae and adults are predatory.
Range
This species is found in northwestern United States and southwestern Canada. In Alberta this species is found in the western half along the mountains, and isolated(?) at Edmonton.
Notes
Formerly treated as a subspecies of Nebria crassicornis.
Citation
Page Citation for Nebria intermedia
Page Citation
"Species Details - Nebria intermedia, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-39390/9-1580. Accessed 04 Apr. 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 2.
Publication Date
1961
Series Title
Opuscula Entomologica
Volume
20
Pages
1-200
Specimen Information
There are 389 specimens of this Species.
UASM175479 - Nebria intermedia
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cardinal River Recreational Area
Collected ByBrown, B.; Spanton, T.
Date Collected1986-07-06/1986-08-09
UASM175480 - Nebria intermedia
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cardinal River Recreational Area
Collected ByBrown, B.; Spanton, T.
Date Collected1986-07-06/1986-08-09
UASM175481 - Nebria intermedia
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cardinal River Recreational Area
Collected ByBrown, B.; Spanton, T.
Date Collected1986-07-06/1986-08-09
UASM175482 - Nebria intermedia
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cardinal River Recreational Area
Collected ByBrown, B.; Spanton, T.
Date Collected1986-07-06/1986-08-09
UASM175483 - Nebria intermedia
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cardinal River Recreational Area
Collected ByBrown, B.; Spanton, T.
Date Collected1986-07-06/1986-08-09
UASM175484 - Nebria intermedia
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cardinal River Recreational Area
Collected ByBrown, B.; Spanton, T.
Date Collected1986-07-06/1986-08-09
UASM175485 - Nebria intermedia
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cardinal River Recreational Area
Collected ByBrown, B.; Spanton, T.
Date Collected1986-07-06/1986-08-09
UASM175498 - Nebria intermedia
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, North Ram River
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1975-05-18
UASM175499 - Nebria intermedia
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jasper National Park, Sunwapta Pass
Collected ByNimmo, A.
Date Collected1978-05-28
UASM392721 - Nebria intermedia
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Anahim Lake
Collected BySpence, J.; Spence, D.
Date Collected1977-09-01
UASM392722 - Nebria intermedia
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Anahim Lake
Collected BySpence, J.; Spence, D.
Date Collected1977-09-01