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Species Panagaeus fasciatus

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Adephaga
Family Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Subfamily Harpalinae
Supertribe Pterostichitae
Tribe Panagaeini (Hairy Ground Beetles)
Genus Panagaeus
Species fasciatus (Panagaeus fasciatus)
Explanation of Names
Panagaeus fasciatus Say 1823
Size
8-9 mm(1)
Identification
head and pronotum not black(1)
Range
e US to NM (ON-SD to FL-NM)(2)
Habitat
dry forest; adults in leaf litter, seen infrequently in daylight(3)
Remarks
Adults are taken most frequently at light sources(3)
Works Cited
1.The Beetles of Northeastern North America, Vol. 1 and 2.
Downie, N.M., and R.H. Arnett. 1996. The Sandhill Crane Press, Gainesville, FL.
2.Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico
Bousquet Y. 2012. ZooKeys 245: 1–1722.
3.American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia
Arnett, R.H., Jr., and M. C. Thomas. (eds.). 2000. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.