Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Photos of insects and people from the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2024

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowse
Info
ImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Harpalinae » Harpalitae » Ctenodactylini » Leptotrachelus » Leptotrachelus dorsalis

Species Leptotrachelus dorsalis

Classification · Explanation of Names · Range · Habitat · Print References · Works Cited
Long, brown and black ground beetle - Leptotrachelus dorsalis Long, brown and black ground beetle - Leptotrachelus dorsalis unidentified Coleoptera - Leptotrachelus dorsalis Leptotrachelus dorsalis Carabidae Ctenodactylini ? - Leptotrachelus dorsalis Carabidae Ctenodactylini ? - Leptotrachelus dorsalis Colliuris type beetle - Leptotrachelus dorsalis overwintering Leptotrachelus dorsalis? - Leptotrachelus dorsalis
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 Ctenodactylini
Genus Leptotrachelus
Species dorsalis (Leptotrachelus dorsalis)
Explanation of Names
Leptotrachelus dorsalis (Fabricius 1801)
Range
e. US (RI-SD to FL-TX) & so. ON; W. Indies(1)
Habitat
adults on marsh grasses (Erwin & Medina 2003); come to light
Print References
White W.H., Erwin T.L., Viator B.J. (2010) Leptotrachelus dorsalis: the prodigal son returns. Sugar J. 73(6): 22.
White W.H., Erwin T.L. (2012) Leptotrachelus dorsalis (Coleoptera: Carabidae): A candidate biological agent of the Sugarcane Borer in Louisiana. The Florida Entomologist 95: 261-267.
Erwin T.L., White W.H. (2012) The Nearctic-Caribbean species Leptotrachelus dorsalis (Fabricius, 1801): Larval descriptions with a diagnosis of immature Ctenodactylini and natural history notes on the genus and tribe (Coleoptera: Carabidae). ZooKeys 194: 17-42.
Works Cited
1.Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico
Bousquet Y. 2012. ZooKeys 245: 1–1722.
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 3 July, 2006 - 10:20pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 6 November, 2021 - 12:05am

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact