Species Details
Cymindis cribricollis
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SeasonalityMost commonly caught in May and June, and as late as September.
IdentificationShort and flat; piceous to black; sides of prothorax broadly translucent; elytra never with defined shoulder macula; 1st antennal segment much longer than 3rd; elytra often with paler base; small, sharp denticle in hind angles of pronotum; elytra short, clearly widening behind middle, strial punctures as coarse as those on intervals, apex truncate and slightly sinuate. Wing-dimorphic species, with populations intermixed. (Lindroth 1969)
Scientific Name
Cymindis cribricollis
Habitat
Xerophilous, usually on dry sandy moraine (Lindroth 1969).
Seasonality
Most commonly caught in May and June, and as late as September.
Identification
Short and flat; piceous to black; sides of prothorax broadly translucent; elytra never with defined shoulder macula; 1st antennal segment much longer than 3rd; elytra often with paler base; small, sharp denticle in hind…
Short and flat; piceous to black; sides of prothorax broadly translucent; elytra never with defined shoulder macula; 1st antennal segment much longer than 3rd; elytra often with paler base; small, sharp denticle in hind angles of pronotum; elytra short, clearly widening behind middle, strial punctures as coarse as those on intervals, apex truncate and slightly sinuate. Wing-dimorphic species, with populations intermixed. (Lindroth 1969)
Life History
No information available.
Conservation
Most common species in the genus (Lindroth 1969), most frequently collected as well.
Diet Info
No information available.
Range
This species is recorded from most of Canada, and the northern half of United States. In Alberta, records are from Jasper (Lindroth 1969) and southern, central and northern Alberta.
Citation
Page Citation for Cymindis cribricollis
Page Citation
"Species Details - Cymindis cribricollis, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-4734. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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 81 specimens of this Species.
UASM32631 - Cymindis cribricollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winefred Lake
Collected ByShpeley, D.
Date Collected1989-06-19
UASM32632 - Cymindis cribricollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winefred Lake
Collected ByShpeley, D.
Date Collected1989-06-19
UASM32633 - Cymindis cribricollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Twelve Mile Coulee
Collected ByPollock, D.; Reichert, L. A.
Date Collected1989-09-30
UASM32634 - Cymindis cribricollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Twelve Mile Coulee
Collected ByPollock, D.; Reichert, L. A.
Date Collected1989-09-30
UASM32635 - Cymindis cribricollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Andrew Lake
Collected ByShpeley, D.
Date Collected1988-06-13
UASM32636 - Cymindis cribricollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Andrew Lake
Collected ByShpeley, D.
Date Collected1988-06-15
UASM32637 - Cymindis cribricollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Andrew Lake
Collected ByFinnamore, A. T.
Date Collected1988-06-17
UASM32638 - Cymindis cribricollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Andrew Lake
Collected ByFinnamore, A. T.
Date Collected1988-06-16
UASM32639 - Cymindis cribricollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Andrew Lake
Collected ByFinnamore, A. T.
Date Collected1988-06-17
UASM32640 - Cymindis cribricollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Andrew Lake
Collected ByFinnamore, A. T.
Date Collected1988-06-17
UASM32641 - Cymindis cribricollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Andrew Lake
Collected ByFinnamore, A. T.
Date Collected1988-06-15
UASM32642 - Cymindis cribricollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Andrew Lake
Collected ByFinnamore, A. T.
Date Collected1988-06-17
UASM32643 - Cymindis cribricollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Andrew Lake
Collected ByFinnamore, A. T.
Date Collected1988-06-17
UASM32644 - Cymindis cribricollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Andrew Lake
Collected ByShpeley, D.
Date Collected1988-06-18
UASM32645 - Cymindis cribricollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Andrew Lake
Collected ByFinnamore, A. T.
Date Collected1988-06-17
UASM32646 - Cymindis cribricollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Andrew Lake
Collected ByFinnamore, A. T.
Date Collected1988-06-17
UASM32647 - Cymindis cribricollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Andrew Lake
Collected ByFinnamore, A. T.
Date Collected1988-06-19
UASM32648 - Cymindis cribricollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Andrew Lake
Collected ByFinnamore, A. T.
Date Collected1988-06-14
UASM32649 - Cymindis cribricollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Andrew Lake
Collected ByFinnamore, A. T.
Date Collected1988-06-16
UASM32650 - Cymindis cribricollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Andrew Lake
Collected ByFinnamore, A. T.
Date Collected1988-06-17
UASM32651 - Cymindis cribricollis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Concrete Coulee
Collected ByShpeley, D.; Ball, G. E.
Date Collected1976-05-17