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Species Colliuris pensylvanica

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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 Harpalitae
Tribe Odacanthini
Genus Colliuris (Long-necked Ground Beetles)
No Taxon (subgenus Cosnania)
Species pensylvanica (Colliuris pensylvanica)
Other Common Names
Long-necked Ground Beetle
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Colliuris pensylvanica (Linnaeus)
Orig. Comb: Attelabus pensylvanicus Linnaeus 1767
Numbers
7 spp. n. of Mex. (1)
Size
6-8 mm (2)
Identification
Unique shape characterizes this genus, and they are likely ant mimics (3). Head and pronotum black, parts of head and pronotum reddish in the similar C. ludoviciana.
Range
e NA to AZ (AZ-FL-QC-ND) / Mex. / W. Indies - Map (4)(5)
Habitat
in leaf litter, under logs/stones (3), on vegetation in wet areas (6)
Season
mostly May-Sept (BG data)
Food
possible aphid predator
Remarks
comes to lights (2)
Works Cited
1.Review of the Nearctic, Mexican and West Indian (Greater Antilles) species of Colliuris Degeer (Col.: Carabidae: Odacanthini)
Y. Bousquet. 2010. Zootaxa 2529: 1–39.
2.The Beetles of Northeastern North America, Vol. 1 and 2.
Downie, N.M., and R.H. Arnett. 1996. The Sandhill Crane Press, Gainesville, FL.
3.A Manual of Common Beetles of Eastern North America
Dillon, Elizabeth S., and Dillon, Lawrence. 1961. Row, Peterson, and Company.
4.Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico
Bousquet Y. 2012. ZooKeys 245: 1–1722.
5.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
6.Peterson Field Guides: Beetles
Richard E. White. 1983. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 23 January, 2005 - 9:46pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Bbarnd, Mike Quinn, Peter Messer, John Schneider, v belov
Last updated 9 June, 2019 - 2:02am

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