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Anisodactylus sanctaecrucis
Species
Anisodactylus sanctaecrucis
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
Harpalini
Subtribe
Anisodactylina
Genus
Anisodactylus
No Taxon
(Subgenus Anadaptus)
Species
sanctaecrucis
(Anisodactylus sanctaecrucis)
Explanation of Names
Anisodactylus sanctaecrucis
(Fabricius 1798)
Size
8.3-10.9 mm
(
1
)
Identification
Brownish elytra and black forebody are characteristic
Range
widely dist. (CA-FL-QC-BC)
(
2
)
Habitat
flooded/open places: river/lake banks, edges of marshes and pools, fields, sand/gravel pits, roadsides, usually on more or less sandy soils;
(
1
)
Works Cited
1.
Illustrated Identification Guide to Adults and Larvae of Northeastern North American Ground Beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae)
Yves Bousquet. 2010. Pensoft Publishers.
2.
Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico
Bousquet Y. 2012. ZooKeys 245: 1–1722.
Contributed by
tom murray
on 7 April, 2006 - 2:42pm
Additional contributions by
Bbarnd
,
Chuck Entz
,
Mike Quinn
,
v belov
Last updated 24 July, 2016 - 5:53pm