Carabidae, Coleoptera, Insecta, Arthropoda, Animalia
John T. Longino, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA 98505 USA.
13 October 1998
Range
Restricted to Pacific Northwest, British Colombia south to Oregon.
Identification
Face each side with pair of longitudinal grooves, joined by median impression; length 11-12mm.
Ecology
At the border of standing fresh water, often small ponds, or in marshes. It occurs where the soil is soft, rich in organic matters, and the vegetation is dense (Lindroth 1961-1969).
On the Evergreen State College campus, the species is known from one specimen collected by the 1998 Biodiversity and Global Change program. It was collected in a pitfall trap on transect B, in a marshy area.
References
Lindroth, C. H. 1961-1969. The ground beetles (Carabidae excl. Cicindelinae) of Canada and Alaska. Parts 1-6. Opuscula Entomologica xlviii + 1192 pp.
For information about this page: John T. Longino longinoj@evergreen.edu
Last modified: 13 October 1998