Carabidae: Nebria eschscholtzi

Nebria eschscholtzi Ménétries

Carabidae, Coleoptera, Insecta, Arthropoda, Animalia

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

01 April 1997


Identification

This species is brown-black, with pale yellowish appendages; basal antennal segment slender and cylindrical; prothorax with distinct margins and sharp hind angles.

Range

Inhabits the coastal plain and western mountain ranges from southern California to western Washington and northern Idaho.

Natural History

A hygrophilous species, occuring along stony, barren margins of running waters. This species is dependent on water and therefore inhabits the coastal plain.


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: 04/01/1997