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Species Details

Poecilus corvus

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SeasonalityAdults collected May to August. IdentificationBlack without metallic hue, appendages and base of antennae black. Prothorax short with rather coarse lateral bead, sides not or barely sinuate before the minutely prominent, about right hind-angles; outer basal fovea delimited externally by a strong keel-like convexity. Elytral striae minutely but usually evidently punctulate, intervals mkre or less convex; three to five, rarely two or six, often irregularly placed dorsal punctures.

Scientific Name Poecilus corvus Habitat Prairie, dry clay soil notably in the vicinity of alkali water. Seasonality Adults collected May to August. Identification

Black without metallic hue, appendages and base of antennae black. Prothorax short with rather coarse lateral bead, sides not or barely sinuate before the minutely prominent, about right hind-angles; outer basal fovea…

Black without metallic hue, appendages and base of antennae black. Prothorax short with rather coarse lateral bead, sides not or barely sinuate before the minutely prominent, about right hind-angles; outer basal fovea delimited externally by a strong keel-like convexity. Elytral striae minutely but usually evidently punctulate, intervals mkre or less convex; three to five, rarely two or six, often irregularly placed dorsal punctures.

Life History No information available. Conservation Common. Diet Info Both larvae and adults are predatory. Range This species is found in north-central United States and south-central Canada on the prairie. In Alberta this species is recorded from the southern region and near Edmonton.

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"Species Details - Poecilus corvus, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-4992. Accessed 21 May. 2024.

Authorship

Name Peterson, R. A.

Role species page reviewer

Date 2004

Name Lindroth, Carl H.

Role species page author

Date 1966

References

152 results plotted on map in 43 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

UASM62063 - Poecilus corvus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Southeastern Alberta Collected ByBall, G. E.; Lister, R. Date Collected1955-05-18/1955-05-20

UASM62064 - Poecilus corvus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Southeastern Alberta Collected ByBall, G. E.; Lister, R. Date Collected1955-05-18/1955-05-20

UASM62065 - Poecilus corvus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Southeastern Alberta Collected ByBall, G. E.; Lister, R. Date Collected1955-05-18/1955-05-20

UASM62066 - Poecilus corvus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Southeastern Alberta Collected ByBall, G. E.; Lister, R. Date Collected1955-05-18/1955-05-20

UASM62067 - Poecilus corvus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Southeastern Alberta Collected ByBall, G. E.; Lister, R. Date Collected1955-05-18/1955-05-20

UASM62068 - Poecilus corvus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Southeastern Alberta Collected ByBall, G. E.; Lister, R. Date Collected1955-05-18/1955-05-20

UASM62069 - Poecilus corvus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Southeastern Alberta Collected ByBall, G. E.; Lister, R. Date Collected1955-05-18/1955-05-20

UASM62070 - Poecilus corvus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Southeastern Alberta Collected ByBall, G. E.; Lister, R. Date Collected1955-05-18/1955-05-20

UASM62071 - Poecilus corvus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Southeastern Alberta Collected ByBall, G. E.; Lister, R. Date Collected1955-05-18/1955-05-20

UASM62072 - Poecilus corvus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Southeastern Alberta Collected ByBall, G. E.; Lister, R. Date Collected1955-05-18/1955-05-20

UASM62073 - Poecilus corvus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Southeastern Alberta Collected ByBall, G. E.; Lister, R. Date Collected1955-05-18/1955-05-20

UASM62074 - Poecilus corvus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Southeastern Alberta Collected ByBall, G. E.; Lister, R. Date Collected1955-05-18/1955-05-20

UASM62075 - Poecilus corvus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Southeastern Alberta Collected ByBall, G. E.; Lister, R. Date Collected1955-05-18/1955-05-20

UASM62076 - Poecilus corvus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Southeastern Alberta Collected ByBall, G. E.; Lister, R. Date Collected1955-05-18/1955-05-20

UASM62077 - Poecilus corvus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Southeastern Alberta Collected ByBall, G. E.; Lister, R. Date Collected1955-05-18/1955-05-20

UASM62078 - Poecilus corvus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Southeastern Alberta Collected ByBall, G. E.; Lister, R. Date Collected1955-05-18/1955-05-20

UASM62079 - Poecilus corvus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Southeastern Alberta Collected ByBall, G. E.; Lister, R. Date Collected1955-05-18/1955-05-20

UASM62080 - Poecilus corvus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Southeastern Alberta Collected ByBall, G. E.; Lister, R. Date Collected1955-05-18/1955-05-20

UASM62081 - Poecilus corvus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Southeastern Alberta Collected ByBall, G. E.; Lister, R. Date Collected1955-05-18/1955-05-20

UASM62082 - Poecilus corvus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Southeastern Alberta Collected ByBall, G. E.; Lister, R. Date Collected1955-05-18/1955-05-20

UASM62083 - Poecilus corvus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Southeastern Alberta Collected ByBall, G. E.; Lister, R. Date Collected1955-05-18/1955-05-20

Adult Seasonal Distribution

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