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Species Poecilus chalcites

Harpalinae? - Poecilus chalcites BG3057 E8861h - Poecilus chalcites - male BG3057 E8861h - Poecilus chalcites - male 9017374 Poecilus - Poecilus chalcites Poecilus chalcites - female Poecilus chalcites Poecilus chalcites Poecilus chalcites, Ardmore, PA - Poecilus chalcites
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 Pterostichitae
Tribe Pterostichini (Woodland Ground Beetles)
Genus Poecilus
No Taxon (chalcites group)
Species chalcites (Poecilus chalcites)
Explanation of Names
Poecilus chalcites (Say 1823)
chalcites 'coppery'
Range
e NA (NB-FL to SD-TX) / Mex. / Cuba - Map (1)(2), common
Habitat
under debris during day in disturbed habitats and wetlands edges(3)
Season
Apr-Oct (2)
Remarks
comes to lights(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.Beetles of Eastern North America
Arthur V. Evans. 2014. Princeton University Press.