Carabidae: Harpalus cordifer

Harpalus cordifer Notman 1919

Carabidae, Coleoptera, Insecta, Arthropoda, Animalia

Matthew Denton, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA 98505 USA.

01 April 1997


Identification

This species is orange-brown; prothorax with translucent margins. Appendages are rufous; outer segments of antennae, femora, apex of tibiae and tarsi infuscated; shoulders rounded.


Range

Found on the west coast of North America from Oregon to Juneau, Alaska.


Natural History

Inhabits shaded forested slopes on soil rich in humus. On the TESC campus this species was found in a broadleaf forest habitat.


References

Kavanaugh, D. H. 1992.
Carabid beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera: Carabidae) of the Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia. Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences Number 16. California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California, USA.

Lindroth, C. H. 1961-1969.
The ground beetles (Carabidae excl. Cicindelinae) of Canada and Alaska. Parts 1-6. Opuscula Entomologica xlviii + 1192 pp


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Last modified: 04/01/1997