Species Details
Cymindis borealis
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SeasonalityAdult specimens collected from August to October.
IdentificationElytra tinged bluish or greenish, apex hardly sinuate, with incomplete basal margin reaching 3rd or 4th stria; shoulder macula present but not well-defined. Wing-dimorphic, but macropterous form uncommon. (Lindroth 1969)
Scientific Name
Cymindis borealis
Habitat
Open sandy fields with short grassy vegetation (Lindroth 1969).
Seasonality
Adult specimens collected from August to October.
Identification
Elytra tinged bluish or greenish, apex hardly sinuate, with incomplete basal margin reaching 3rd or 4th stria; shoulder macula present but not well-defined. Wing-dimorphic, but macropterous form uncommon. (Lindroth 1969)
Life History
Larval hibernation (Lindroth 1969).
Conservation
Apparently relatively widespread throughout southern Alberta.
Diet Info
No information available.
Range
This species is recorded from most of Canada, and from the northwest and northeast of United States. In Alberta the records are from south to central regions (Lindroth 1969).
Citation
Page Citation for Cymindis borealis
Page Citation
"Species Details - Cymindis borealis, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-4733. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
References
Author
Lindroth, Carl H.
Title
The Ground-beetles of Canada and Alaska. Part 6.
Publication Date
1969
Series Title
Opuscula Entomologica
Volume
34
Pages
945-1192
Specimen Information
There are 17 specimens of this Species.
UASM32727 - Cymindis borealis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Clavet
Collected ByDoane, J. F.
Date Collected1975-10-08
UASM32728 - Cymindis borealis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Clavet
Collected ByDoane, J. F.
Date Collected1975-10-08
UASM32729 - Cymindis borealis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Clavet
Collected ByDoane, J. F.
Date Collected1976-10-20
UASM32730 - Cymindis borealis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Clavet
Collected ByDoane, J. F.
Date Collected1976-10-15
UASM32731 - Cymindis borealis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Clavet
Collected ByDoane, J. F.
Date Collected1975-08-13
UASM32732 - Cymindis borealis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Clavet
Collected ByDoane, J. F.
Date Collected1976-10-15
UASM32733 - Cymindis borealis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Clavet
Collected ByDoane, J. F.
Date Collected1975-08-20
UASM32734 - Cymindis borealis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Clavet
Collected ByDoane, J. F.
Date Collected1975-08-20
UASM32735 - Cymindis borealis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Clavet
Collected ByDoane, J. F.
Date Collected1976-07-28
UASM32736 - Cymindis borealis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Clavet
Collected ByDoane, J. F.
Date Collected1976-09-01
UASM32737 - Cymindis borealis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Clavet
Collected ByDoane, J. F.
Date Collected1976-09-10
UASM32738 - Cymindis borealis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Clavet
Collected ByDoane, J. F.
Date Collected1976-07-06
UASM32739 - Cymindis borealis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Clavet
Collected ByDoane, J. F.
Date Collected1975-07-16
UASM32740 - Cymindis borealis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Clavet
Collected ByDoane, J. F.
Date Collected1976-08-25
UASM32741 - Cymindis borealis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Clavet
Collected ByDoane, J. F.
Date Collected1975-10-08
UASM212081 - Cymindis borealis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lacombe
Collected ByHummel, J.; Montgomery, J.
Date Collected2005-08-08
UASM212082 - Cymindis borealis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByMontgomery, J.
Date Collected2005-07-21