Coleoptera: Bembidion connivens

Bembidion connivens Leconte 1852

Carabidae, Coleoptera, Insecta, Arthropoda, Animalia

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

01 April 1997

Identification

Species with frontal furrows prolonged posteriorly behind the eyes. Prothorax narrow; elytral striae with small, but dense, sharp punctures; elytra spotted; prothorax and elytra red-brown to almost black; forebody with faint metallic reflection. First antennal segment and base of following, as well as entire legs, rufous or yellow-brown; elytra constantly with a rufous or brownish yellow spot.


Range

Found only west of the Rockies, from California to British Columbia.


Natural History

A hygrophilous species, found on river banks consisting of clay or fine sand distant from water. On TESC campus, found exclusively in a large area of marshy meadow and scot's broom.


References

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