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Thanatophilus lapponicus

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IdentificationIn Alberta this is the only silphine with distinct tubercles between the elytral costae.
Scientific Name Thanatophilus lapponicus Identification In Alberta this is the only silphine with distinct tubercles between the elytral costae. Range This Holarctic species occupies the entire northern and western parts of the continent except for the arctic islands. In Alberta it occurs over the entire province. Notes Meaning of name: "pertaining to Lapland." It refers to the source of the original specimen(s), Lapland.

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"Species Details - Thanatophilus lapponicus, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-5932. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

Specimen Information

There are 4 specimens of this Species.

4 results plotted on map in 1 marker.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

UASM101618 - Thanatophilus lapponicus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park, Gardiner Lakes Collected ByHilchie, G. J.; Hilchie, J. S.; Holmberg, R. Date Collected2004-06-09/2004-06-10

UASM101619 - Thanatophilus lapponicus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park, Gardiner Lakes Collected ByHilchie, G. J.; Hilchie, J. S.; Holmberg, R. Date Collected2004-06-08/2004-06-09

UASM101620 - Thanatophilus lapponicus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park, Gardiner Lakes Collected ByHilchie, G. J.; Hilchie, J. S.; Holmberg, R. Date Collected2004-06-08/2004-06-09

UASM101621 - Thanatophilus lapponicus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park, Gardiner Lakes Collected ByHilchie, G. J.; Hilchie, J. S.; Holmberg, R. Date Collected2004-06-08/2004-06-09

Adult Seasonal Distribution