Biology:Agonum punctiforme
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Short description: Species of beetle
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Agonum |
| Species: | A. punctiforme
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| Binomial name | |
| Agonum punctiforme (Say, 1823)
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Agonum punctiforme is a North American species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae.
Geographical Range
A. punctiforme is found in throughout North America. More specifically, from California to Florida to Ontario to Colorado.[1][2] It is also present in Mexico and the Bahamas.[3]
Description
A. punctiforme is between 8.0-8.25 mm in length. Body is black and legs a dark red. Elytra striated. 11 antennomeres.[4]
Biology
A. punctiforme can be found year-round[5] in its adult form. They prefer moist areas and frequent puddles and forests and meadows after a rain.[6] They are nocturnal beetles.[4] They are generally predacious.[7][8]
References
- ↑ "Species Agonum punctiforme". https://bugguide.net/node/view/160681#range.
- ↑ "Observations" (in en). https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?locale=en&place_id=any&preferred_place_id=1&subview=map&taxon_id=212789.
- ↑ "Agonum punctiforme (Say, 1823)" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/4988511.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Agonum? - Agonum punctiforme". https://bugguide.net/node/view/1956505.
- ↑ "Agonum punctiforme (Say, 1823)" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/4988511/metrics.
- ↑ "Agonum punctiforme". https://www.earth.com/animal-encyclopedia/undefined/Carabidae/agonum-punctiforme/en/.
- ↑ "Agonum (genus - predators) - Pestinfo-Wiki". https://wiki.pestinfo.org/wiki/Agonum_(genus_-_predators).
- ↑ "Agonum punctiforme (predator) - Pestinfo-Wiki". https://wiki.pestinfo.org/wiki/Agonum_punctiforme_(predator).
Further reading
- Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. Apollo Books. 2017. ISBN 978-90-04-33029-0.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q13234361 entry
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