Biology:Amphasia interstitialis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Subfamily: | Harpalinae |
| Tribe: | Harpalini |
| Genus: | Amphasia |
| Species: | A. interstitialis
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| Binomial name | |
| Amphasia interstitialis (Say, 1823)
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Feronia interstitialis (Say, 1823) | |
Amphasia interstitialis, the red-headed ground beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is native to North America.[1][2][3][4]
Description
Its size ranges from 8.5 to 10.2 mm (0.33 to 0.40 inches).[5] It has dark elytra with an orange pronotum and head. Its antennae have 11 segments and are lighter orange. The legs are pale orange as well. The underside of its abdomen is dark with the rear end of the abdomen (and the rest of the underside) being orange.[6]
Distribution
Amphasia interstitialis is widespread across the northeastern United States, slightly branching out into Ontario, Quebec, and the central United States.[3][4][7]
It is found in covered places such as deciduous forests, usually in leaf litter and under stones and logs.[7] It is also found in lowland habitats such as wetlands and mesic areas.[8]
References
- ↑ "Species Amphasia interstitialis" (in en). https://bugguide.net/node/view/40417.
- ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.744136/Amphasia_interstitialis.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Red-headed Ground Beetle (Amphasia interstitialis)" (in en). https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/213450-Amphasia-interstitialis.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Amphasia interstitialis (Say, 1823)" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/1036738.
- ↑ Bousquet, Yves (2010). Illustrated identification guide to adults and larvae of northeastern North American ground beetles: Coleoptera : Carabidae. Pensoft series faunistica. Sofia: Pensoft. ISBN 978-954-642-522-5.
- ↑ "Photos of Red-headed Ground Beetle (Amphasia interstitialis) · iNaturalist" (in en). https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/213450-Amphasia-interstitialis/browse_photos.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Bousquet, Yves (2012-11-28). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera: Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ZooKeys (245): 1–1722. doi:10.3897/zookeys.245.3416. ISSN 1313-2970. PMID 23431087. Bibcode: 2012ZooK..245....1B.
- ↑ "Saving pages on Cite Them Right". Saving Pages on Cite Them Right. 2023. doi:10.5040/9781350886155. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781350886155.
Further reading
- Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. Apollo Books. 2017. ISBN 978-90-04-33029-0.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2629864 entry
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