Species Olisthopus parmatus

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Range · Habitat · Season · Works Cited

unknown beetle on sand dune - Olisthopus parmatus

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 Platynini

Genus Olisthopus

Species parmatus (Olisthopus parmatus)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Olisthopus parmatus (Say)

Orig. Comb: Feronia parmata Say, 1823

Range

e. NA to TX - Map (1)(2)

Habitat

Lowlands and mountains. Deciduous & mixed forests (often along brooks), forest clearings, roads, edges; hedges; swampforests. Shaded ground; moderately moist, often sandy or gravelly soil covered with thick leaf litter. Frequent in seashore drift material.(3)

Season

Jan-Dec; adults overwinter(3)

Works Cited

1.	Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico Bousquet Y. 2012. ZooKeys 245: 1–1722.

2.	Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

3.	A natural history of the ground-beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) of America north of Mexico. Larochelle and Larivière. 2003. Pensoft Publishers, Bulgaria. 584 pp.

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