Agonum darlingtoni
Appearance
Agonum darlingtoni | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Adephaga |
Family: | Carabidae |
Genus: | Agonum |
Species: | A. darlingtoni
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Binomial name | |
Agonum darlingtoni |
Agonum darlingtoni, also known as Darlington's harp ground beetle,[1] is a species of ground beetles, family Carabidae.[1][3][4][5] It is named after P. Jackson Darlington Jr.[4] It occurs in the northeastern North America in the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada.[1][3][4]
Description
[edit]Agonum darlingtoni measures 4.9–5.9 mm (0.19–0.23 in) in length.[6] It is black in coloration with iridescent and striated elytra; the eight stria are deeply impressed.[6]
Ecology
[edit]It is associated with wet habitats[6][7] and likely overwinters as an adult.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Agonum darlingtoni Darlington's Harp Ground Beetle". NatureServe. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ Lindroth, Carl H. (1954). "Random notes on North American Carabidae (Coleopt.)". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 111 (3): 117–161 [159].
- ^ a b "Agonum (Europhilus) darlingtoni Lindroth, 1954". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ a b c Bousquet, Yves (2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera: Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ZooKeys (245): 1–1722. Bibcode:2012ZooK..245....1B. doi:10.3897/zookeys.245.3416. PMC 3577090. PMID 23431087.
- ^ "Species Agonum darlingtoni". Bug Guide. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ a b c d Lindroth, Carl H. (1955). "A revision of the North American species of Europhilus, a subgenus of Agonum with a note on Agonum belleri (Coleoptera: Carabidae)". The Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 31: 1–14.
- ^ Främbs, Herbert (1994). "The importance of habitat structure and food supply for carabid beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) in peat bogs". Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada. 169: 145–159. doi:10.4039/entm126169145-1.