Leistus ferruginosus Mannerheim 1843

Carabidae, Coleoptera, Insecta, Arthropoda, Animalia

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

01 April 1997

Identification This species is small (8.2-8.5 mm) and dark brouwn to yellow-brown, elytra often with a trace of irridescent lustre. Prothorax strongly constricted towards base; third elytral stria with three to four dorsal punctures. Range Western North America from the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska to Oregon, extending to western Alberta. Natural History Restricted to lowland areas of deciduous forest; adults found in red alder leaf litter or on moist half shaded ground usually near running water. Often found under Alnus and Salix bushes.

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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