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Harpalus cordifer
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Identification:
This species is orange-brown; prothorax with translucent margins. Appendages are rufous; outer segments of antennae, femora, apex of tibiae and tarsi infuscated; shoulders rounded.
Range:
Found on the west coast of North America from Oregon to Juneau, Alaska.
Natural History:
Inhabits shaded forested slopes on soil rich in humus. On the TESC campus this species was found in a broadleaf forest habitat.
References:
Kavanaugh, D. H. 1992. Carabid beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera: Carabidae) of the Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia. Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences Number 16. California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California, USA.
Lindroth, C. H. 1961-1969. The ground beetles (Carabidae excl. Cicindelinae) of Canada and Alaska. Parts 1-6. Opuscula Entomologica xlviii + 1192 pp.
Last updated Thursday, July 20, 2006, by Administrator
