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Scaphinotus angulatus
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Identification:
Frons with narrow, raised, longitudinal lines; prothorax very convex with a deep central furrow; elytra with 14, deep, regular, punctate striae; male protarsi not dilated; males easily recognized by the broad excavated terminal segment of all palps; head and prothorax deep shiny black with more or less pronounced violaceous or coppery lustred elytra.
Range:
Coastal areas from northwestern Oregon to southwestern British Columbia.
Natural History:
Restricted to heavy "Vancouverian" forests. Both larvae and adults are able to hibernate.
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 Friday, July 21, 2006, by Lisa Ferrier
