Biology:Notiophilus directus

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Short description: Species of beetle

Notiophilus directus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Notiophilus
Species:
N. directus
Binomial name
Notiophilus directus
Casey, 1920
Synonyms
  • Notiophilus lanei Hatch, 1949

Notiophilus directus, , the straight big-eyed beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America[1][2][3][4] (Alberta, British Columbia, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming), where it inhabits moraines or areas near brooks and lakes.

Adults are wing-dimorphic, with some being macropterous and others brachypterous.[5]

References

Further reading

  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. Apollo Books. 2017. ISBN 978-90-04-33029-0. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13903482 entry