Species Elaphrus ruscarius

Classification · Pronunciation · Numbers · Size · Range · Habitat · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Like a Tiny Tiger Beetle - Elaphrus ruscarius

Marsh Ground Beetle - Elaphrus ruscarius

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Adephaga (Ground and Water Beetles)

Family Carabidae (Ground Beetles)

Subfamily Elaphrinae

Tribe Elaphrini

Genus Elaphrus (Marsh Ground Beetles)

Species ruscarius (Elaphrus ruscarius)

Pronunciation

russ-CAIR-ee-yus

Numbers

One of 19 Nearctic species in the genus.

Size

8-10 mm.

Range

Widespread from Minnesota and South Dakota through Texas and Northern Florida, north to New England and the very southern part of Canada. Henri Goulet, "The Genera of Holarctic Elaphrini," Quaestiones Entomologicae, vol. 19 (1983): page 371. Other Elaphrus species do not range into the southeastern United States, or barely do.

Habitat

Found along the banks of rivers and large creeks, and occasionally in swampy habitats.

Print References

(1) GOULET, H. 1983: The genera of Holarctic Elaphrini and species of Elaphrus Fabricius (Coleoptera:Carabidae): classification, phylogeny and zoogeography. Quaestiones Entomologicae, 19: 219-481

(2)

Internet References

Ground Beetles of Canada

Species of Elaphrus Found in Maine

West Virginia Photos

Works Cited

1.	The genera of Holarctic Elaphrini and species of Elaphrus Fabricius (Coleoptera:Carabidae) By Henri Goulet

2.	How to Know the Beetles By Ross H. Arnett, N. M. Downie, H. E. Jaques

Contributed by Stephen Cresswell on 27 January, 2006 - 5:06am
Additional contributions by Chris Wirth
Last updated 26 April, 2006 - 1:43pm

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