Pedunculate ground beetle
(Scarites quadriceps)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Distribution • Taxonomy
Conservation Status |
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| IUCN Red List | not listed |
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| NatureServe | not listed |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Description
The upper thoracic shield (pronotum) is rounded at the base (near the abdomen).
The forewings (elytra) are grooved.
The margins of the pronotum and elytra are black.
Size
9 ⁄16″ to 1 3 ⁄16″ long
Similar Species
Habitat
Ecology
Season
Behavior
Life Cycle
Larva Food
Adult Food
Distribution |
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Occurrence |
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Does not occur in Minnesota |
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Taxonomy
Order
Coleoptera (beetles)
Suborder
Adephaga (ground and water beetles)
Superfamily
Caraboidea (ground beetles and allies)
Family
Carabidae (ground beetles)
Subfamily
Scaritinae (pedunculate ground beetles)
Tribe
Scaritini
Subtribe
Scaritina
Genus
Scarites
Subgenus
Scarites
Subordinate Taxa
Synonyms
Scarites affinis
Scarites distinctus
Scarites ephialtes
Scarites intermedius
Common Names
This species has no common name. The common name of the subfamily Scaritinae is pedunculate ground beetles, and it is used here for convenience.
Glossary
Elytra
The hardened or leathery forewings of beetles used to protect the fragile hindwings, which are used for flying. Singular: elytron.
Pronotum
The exoskeletal plate on the upper side of the first segment of the thorax of an insect.
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Scarites quadriceps (ground Beetle)
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