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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/2-39870/9-572384. Accessed 03 Jul. 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.
UASM183971 - Dyschirius dejeanii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Ohio, Ottawa county, South Bass Island
Collected ByNichols, S. W.
Date Collected1983-07-02
UASM183972 - Dyschirius dejeanii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Ohio, Ottawa county, South Bass Island
Collected ByNichols, S. W.
Date Collected1983-07-02
UASM183973 - Dyschirius dejeanii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Ohio, Ottawa county, South Bass Island
Collected ByNichols, S. W.
Date Collected1983-07-02
UASM183974 - Dyschirius dejeanii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Delta Beach
Collected ByPollock, D. A.
Date Collected1985-05-16
UASM183975 - Dyschirius dejeanii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Delta Beach
Collected ByPollock, D. A.
Date Collected1985-05-16
UASM183976 - Dyschirius dejeanii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Delta Beach
Collected ByPollock, D. A.
Date Collected1985-05-16
UASM183977 - Dyschirius dejeanii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Delta Beach
Collected ByPollock, D. A.
Date Collected1985-05-16
UASM183978 - Dyschirius dejeanii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Delta Beach
Collected ByPollock, D. A.
Date Collected1985-05-16
UASM183979 - Dyschirius dejeanii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Delta Beach
Collected ByPollock, D. A.
Date Collected1985-05-16
UASM183980 - Dyschirius dejeanii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Delta Beach
Collected ByPollock, D. A.
Date Collected1985-05-16
UASM183981 - Dyschirius dejeanii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Winnipeg
Collected ByPollock, D. A.
Date Collected1988-05-10
UASM183982 - Dyschirius dejeanii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Winnipeg
Collected ByPollock, D. A.
Date Collected1988-05-10
UASM183983 - Dyschirius dejeanii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Winnipeg
Collected ByPollock, D. A.
Date Collected1988-05-10
UASM183984 - Dyschirius dejeanii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Winnipeg
Collected ByPollock, D. A.
Date Collected1985-06-26
UASM183985 - Dyschirius dejeanii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Winnipeg
Collected ByPollock, D. A.
Date Collected1985-06-26
UASM183986 - Dyschirius dejeanii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Winnipeg
Collected ByPollock, D. A.
Date Collected1985-06-26
UASM183987 - Dyschirius dejeanii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Winnipeg
Collected ByPollock, D. A.
Date Collected1985-06-26
UASM183988 - Dyschirius dejeanii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Winnipeg
Collected ByPollock, D. A.
Date Collected1984-05-27
UASM183989 - Dyschirius dejeanii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Winnipeg
Collected ByPollock, D. A.
Date Collected1984-05-14
UASM183990 - Dyschirius dejeanii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Manitoba, Oak Hammock
Date Collected1984-07-30
UASM183991 - Dyschirius dejeanii
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Prince Albert
Collected ByReichert, L. A.; Pollock, D. A.
Date Collected1987-05-15