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Species Details
Dyschirius dejeanii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »
SeasonalityThis species has been collected from May to August and in October.
IdentificationMember of the integer group, with 3 dorsal punctures on elytra, the anterior adjacent to 3rd stria. Black, upper surface more or less metallic, antennae black or piceous with base paler, sometimes 2 segments, front legs black, the posterior from piceous to dark reddish, femora usually darker. Elytron with 3 subhumeral foveae and 2 preapical punctures. Length 2.7-4.2 mm.
Scientific Name
Dyschirius dejeanii
Habitat
On moist, clayish soil, at margin of fresh water, on bare spots between vegetation; at saline ponds.
Seasonality
This species has been collected from May to August and in October.
Identification
Member of the integer group, with 3 dorsal punctures on elytra, the anterior adjacent to 3rd stria. Black, upper surface more or less metallic, antennae black or piceous with base paler, sometimes 2 segments, front…
Member of the integer group, with 3 dorsal punctures on elytra, the anterior adjacent to 3rd stria. Black, upper surface more or less metallic, antennae black or piceous with base paler, sometimes 2 segments, front legs black, the posterior from piceous to dark reddish, femora usually darker. Elytron with 3 subhumeral foveae and 2 preapical punctures. Length 2.7-4.2 mm.
Life History
No information available.
Conservation
Common.
Diet Info
Both larvae and adults are predatory.
Range
This species is found throughout most of United States and Canada. In Alberta this species is found in the southern three fifths.
Notes
Dyschirius integer LeConte is a junior synonym.
Citation
Page Citation for Dyschirius dejeanii
Page Citation
"Species Details - Dyschirius dejeanii, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-39870/9-234908. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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 230 specimens of this Species.
UASM353660 - Dyschirius dejeanii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Massachusetts, Middlesex county, Framingham
Collected ByFrost, C. A.
Date Collected1924-06-15
UASM353661 - Dyschirius dejeanii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1927-07-31
UASM353662 - Dyschirius dejeanii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lundbreck
Collected ByCarr
Date Collected1925-08-08
UASM353663 - Dyschirius dejeanii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1926-08-15
UASM353664 - Dyschirius dejeanii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Ranchville
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1926-06-18
UASM353665 - Dyschirius dejeanii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Quebec, Joliette
Collected ByOuellet, J.
Date Collected1917-07-08
UASM353666 - Dyschirius dejeanii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Massachusetts, Middlesex county, Sudbury
Collected ByFrost, C. A.
Date Collected1907-08-10
UASM353667 - Dyschirius dejeanii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1924-08-09
UASM353668 - Dyschirius dejeanii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Quebec, Joliette
Collected ByOuellet, J.
Date Collected1917-08-06
UASM353669 - Dyschirius dejeanii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1928-05-18
UASM353670 - Dyschirius dejeanii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, St. Albert
Collected ByCarr
Date Collected1922-08-30
UASM353671 - Dyschirius dejeanii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1927-08-22
UASM353672 - Dyschirius dejeanii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Adams county, Ritzville
Collected ByLane, M. C.
Date Collected1921-05-22
UASM353673 - Dyschirius dejeanii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Quebec, Joliette
UASM353674 - Dyschirius dejeanii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Michigan, Oakland county
Collected ByAndrews, A. W.
Date Collected1926-05-15
UASM353675 - Dyschirius dejeanii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Michigan, Oakland county
Collected ByAndrews, A. W.
Date Collected1926-05-15
UASM353676 - Dyschirius dejeanii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Michigan, Oakland county
Collected ByAndrews, A. W.
Date Collected1926-05-15
UASM353677 - Dyschirius dejeanii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Michigan, Oakland county
Collected ByAndrews, A. W.
Date Collected1926-05-15
UASM353678 - Dyschirius dejeanii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1930-05-30
UASM353679 - Dyschirius dejeanii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat
Collected ByCarr
Date Collected1926-06-27