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Ophonus puncticeps
Species
Ophonus puncticeps
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
Harpalitae
Tribe
Harpalini
Subtribe
Harpalina
Genus
Ophonus
Species
puncticeps
(Ophonus puncticeps)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Harpalus puncticeps
Explanation of Names
Ophonus puncticeps
Stephens 1828
Identification
pronotum & elytra densely punctate and pubescent
Range
native to the Palaearctic, adventive and widespread in ne. NA (NS-NJ-IA)
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1
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Remarks
earliest record in our area: NY 1954
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1
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See Also
Amphasia interstitialis
Works Cited
1.
Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico
Bousquet Y. 2012. ZooKeys 245: 1–1722.
Contributed by
Jim McClarin
on 23 August, 2005 - 6:51pm
Additional contributions by
tom murray
,
Bbarnd
,
Peter Messer
,
v belov
Last updated 9 February, 2014 - 12:34pm