Species Apenes lucidula

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Remarks · Works Cited

Apenes lucidula (Dejean) - Apenes lucidula

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Adephaga (Ground and Water Beetles)

Family Carabidae (Ground Beetles)

Subfamily Harpalinae

Supertribe Harpalitae

Tribe Lebiini

Genus Apenes

Species lucidula (Apenes lucidula)

Explanation of Names

Apenes lucidula (Dejean 1831)

Numbers

3 sspp., of which the nominate one in our area and two in the W. Indies

Size

10-11 mm(1)

Identification

among the two eastern spp., can be distinguished by densely rugose head (vs sparsely punctate in A. sinuatus)(1)

Range

e. US (MA-FL to MN-TX), AZ, Mexico(2)

Remarks

comes to lights

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.

Contributed by Brad Barnd on 16 November, 2007 - 11:18am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, Peter Messer, v belov
Last updated 23 August, 2015 - 12:03pm

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