Species Harpalus paratus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Print References · Works Cited

Harpalus paratus Casey - Harpalus paratus - female

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 Harpalina

Genus Harpalus

No Taxon (Subgenus Pseudoophonus)

No Taxon (compar group)

Species paratus (Harpalus paratus)

Explanation of Names

Harpalus paratus Casey, 1924

Size

ABL ~ 16 mm

Identification

Det. P. W. Messer, 2013 (based on microscopic examination of this specimen)

Distinguished from juxatapostional species in Ball & Anderson (1962) by combination of:

large size (elytra length = or > 8 mm)

elytra without (or rare) punctulae

hind tarsi dorsally impunctate and glabrous (or rare setae).

The latter diagnostic character I find especially useful. Other large Pseudoophonus have hind tarsi with obvious dorsal pubescence or at least show numerous punctulae under high power. (per Peter W. Messer, 26 January, 2013)

Range

AZ-TX-OH-ID (+PA?) / AB-SK / Mex. (1)

Habitat

primarily a prairie species (1)

Print References

Ball, G.E., and J.N. Anderson. 1962. The taxonomy and speciation of Pseudophonus (a subgenus of Harpalus: Harpalini: Carabidae, known to occur in North America). Studies on Speciation No. 1. The Catholic University of America Press, Washington D.C. xi + 94 pp.

Casey, T.L. 1924. Memoirs on the Coleoptera. XI. New Era Printing Company, Lancaster. 347 pp.

Works Cited

1.	Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico Bousquet Y. 2012. ZooKeys 245: 1–1722.

Contributed by Mike Quinn on 26 January, 2013 - 1:15pm
Last updated 22 January, 2017 - 12:52pm

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