Biology:Notiophilus nitens

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Notiophilus nitens
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Notiophilus
Species:
N. nitens
Binomial name
Notiophilus nitens
Leconte, 1857

Notiophilus nitens, the bright big-eyed beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America[1][2][3][4] (British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington). Its habitat consists of grasslands, pastures, cultivated fields and hills.

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

References

Further reading

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

Wikidata ☰ Q13903544 entry