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Species Details

Pterostichus luctuosus

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SeasonalityAdults collected May to July. IdentificationMember of the luctuosus group, (subgenus Pseudomaseus). Small and narrow species. Black, appendages in part slightly paler. Antennae much more slender than in P. corvinus. Prothorax little constricted at base, sides with shallow, sometimes almost non-existing sinuation behind, hind angles varying from obtuse to right, denticulate; base more or less punctate, lateral carina evident. Elytral striae from clearly, though finely, to virtually not at all punctate. Length 8 to 12 mm.

Scientific Name Pterostichus luctuosus Habitat Very hygrophilous, found at the border of standing waters and marshes, with mosses etc. Seasonality Adults collected May to July. Identification

Member of the luctuosus group, (subgenus Pseudomaseus). Small and narrow species. Black, appendages in part slightly paler. Antennae much more slender than in P. corvinus. Prothorax little constricted at base, sides…

Member of the luctuosus group, (subgenus Pseudomaseus). Small and narrow species. Black, appendages in part slightly paler. Antennae much more slender than in P. corvinus. Prothorax little constricted at base, sides with shallow, sometimes almost non-existing sinuation behind, hind angles varying from obtuse to right, denticulate; base more or less punctate, lateral carina evident. Elytral striae from clearly, though finely, to virtually not at all punctate. Length 8 to 12 mm.

Life History Believed to overwinter in the adult stage. Conservation Relatively common. Diet Info Both larvae and adults are predatory. Range This species is found in most of northern United States and most of Canada. In Alberta the three records are from the central region.

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"Species Details - Pterostichus luctuosus, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-5018. Accessed 04 May. 2024.

Authorship

Name Lindroth, Carl H.

Role species page author

Date 1966

Name Peterson, R. A.

Role species page reviewer

Date 2004

153 results plotted on map in 42 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

UASM255317 - Pterostichus luctuosus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: New York, Tompkins county, Ithaca Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1947-05-27

UASM255318 - Pterostichus luctuosus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: New York, Tompkins county, Ithaca Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1947-05-27

UASM255319 - Pterostichus luctuosus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: New York, Tompkins county, Ithaca Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1947-05-27

UASM255320 - Pterostichus luctuosus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: New York, Tompkins county, Ithaca Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1947-05-27

UASM255321 - Pterostichus luctuosus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: New York, Tompkins county, Ithaca Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1947-05-27

UASM255322 - Pterostichus luctuosus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: New York, Tompkins county, Ithaca Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1947-09-28

UASM255323 - Pterostichus luctuosus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: New York, Tompkins county, Ithaca Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1947-09-28

UASM255324 - Pterostichus luctuosus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: New York, Tompkins county, Ithaca Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1947-10-06

UASM255325 - Pterostichus luctuosus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: Michigan, Mackinac county, Saint Ignace Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1956-08-11

UASM255326 - Pterostichus luctuosus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: Michigan, Mackinac county, Saint Ignace Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1956-08-11

UASM255327 - Pterostichus luctuosus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Vancouver Island, Duncan Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1958-05-28

UASM255328 - Pterostichus luctuosus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Oliver Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1958-05-23

UASM255329 - Pterostichus luctuosus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Spotted Lake Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1958-05-23

UASM255330 - Pterostichus luctuosus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Creston Collected ByBall, G. E.; Stace-Smith Date Collected1956-07-29

UASM255331 - Pterostichus luctuosus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: New York, Cayuga county Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1952-05-15

UASM255332 - Pterostichus luctuosus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: New York, Onondaga county, Green Lake Collected ByBall, G. E. Date Collected1952-07-05

UASM255333 - Pterostichus luctuosus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Ontario, Lobo Collected ByBall, G. E.; Ball, K. E. Date Collected1983-06-14

UASM255334 - Pterostichus luctuosus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Ontario, Lobo Collected ByBall, G. E.; Ball, K. E. Date Collected1983-06-14

UASM255335 - Pterostichus luctuosus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Ontario, Lobo Collected ByBall, G. E.; Ball, K. E. Date Collected1983-06-14

UASM255336 - Pterostichus luctuosus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Ontario, Long Point Provincial Park Collected ByBall, G. E.; Ball, K. E. Date Collected1983-06-15

UASM255337 - Pterostichus luctuosus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Ontario, Long Point Provincial Park Collected ByBall, G. E.; Ball, K. E. Date Collected1983-06-15

Adult Seasonal Distribution

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